[hagbard_c]

> I think it's an amazing feat of marketing, by display companies, that people still put up with such low resolutions.

Stereo audio is still fine even though 5.1 exists

300 dpi printers are still useable even though 2400 dpi printers exist

double-glass windows are still fine even though triple-glass windows exist

2-wheel drive cars are still fine even though 4-wheel drive cars exist

Just because something new appears on the market that new thing does not need to take over from all predecessors when those predecessors are good enough for the intended purpose, especially not when the new thing comes with its costs - power use and higher demands on GPUs in case of display with higher resolutions than really needed.

[nomel]

And feet are fine, even though shoes exist.

Fire is fine, even though ovens exist.

We're animals, that are perfectly fine living naked in the wild (some still do today). It's all complete excess. Feel free to abandon the progression of tech, but, I challenge you to use a modern panel for a couple months, then try to go back to 1080p. It's like the console players who claimed 30fps was serviceable, fine. Sure, but nobody wants to go back to 30fps after they've used 60hz, or 144hz, for a non-negligible amount of time.

I also use a 1080p from time to time, it's servicable, but it's not comfortable, and it provides a far far inferior experience.