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Here’s the link to page 5 of the comic;
5A5A 2045, Page 5 (PDF)

A quick note; rechargeable batteries last for a long time. But even their useful lives are finite. The user will eventually need to replace them with a new set of rechargeable batteries. What’s a CI user to do if there are no rechargeable batteries? There could be supply shortages, whole industries going out of business, Peak Oil, anemic economic conditions, or any other cause that could contribute to a dearth of rechargeable batteries as used in today’s CI devices. Granted, it is highly unlikely, as millions of rechargeable hearing aid batteries have been made and this supply could easily last beyond 25 years and more.

Technological solutions that help ameliorate Deafness is nice and all, but there’s limits. Biological approaches in curing Deafness is better. i.e., gene therapies or cochlea hair cell regeneration. If perfected, they will work, Peak Oil or not.

Otherwise, things are looking up for Lucky!