The downside to that is if you ever really do need credit. Your credit report shows the highest balance you've had on each card.
Someone with an excellent pay history and a highest balance of $8000, is a better risk than someone with an excellent pay history and a highest balance of $200.
Just note that it's something that does figure into the mix.

The proof of concept (known as the Carnival Splendor) for the "floating city" idea isn't going well....

It reminded me more of a concentration camp move than big brother.
Especially since last year they had a card they showed and about an hour after lunch I could log into the parent portal and
see what they got for lunch. So it's that much different than last year.

The Nazi's tried that same defense and we executed them anyhow.

Yeah. Your teacher and the superintendent are either incompetent or unable to think for themselves. Neither is suitable as a role model.

I take issue with your basic premise that firmware updates are bad.
Blades, blade chassis, SAN, tape library, etc. When there is a problem one of the top 10 questions will be "Is your firmware up to date?"
I regularly update firmware as hardware moves through it's lifecycle. The one exception I have is on some Raritan IP KVMs, where the
manufacturer advised me not to update the firmware unless I'm having an issue. But again that is the exception, not the rule.

Can we please stop passing off wild ass speculation as actual news?

Thomas Sowell, Walter Williams, Star Parker, Allen West, etc.

My colon declared *me* a terrorist, after I ate one of those Angry Whoppers.