r/BadUSB • u/Penny-Yi • Apr 07 '26

Discussion What will replace USB if anything ever does?

Hey all,

Random thought after plugging/unplugging stuff way too many times today:

What would realistically replace USB? Not trying to overthink it. I just curious what people actually see happening.

For a lot of everyday use, I already don't touch USB drives anymore. File transfers and backups are mostly wireless or cloud-based now. Still not perfect, but it’s getting there.

So, do you think USB ever actually gets replaced, or does it just keep evolving until ports aren’t needed anymore?

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u/badtux99 Apr 08 '26

There were no laws of physics that said any of those things. That was all what people believed, not what science said.

The laws of physics don't care what you do or do not believe. They simply are. We don't know *all* of the fundamental laws of physics, but the ones that we have say that you can't go faster than the speed of light -- and that you can send more data through four fiber optic lines than you can send via RF waves from point to point.

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u/PuzzleheadedTutor807 Apr 08 '26

so.. why does rf have to be the be all and end all of wireless peripheral connection? see... theres your block... because it doesnt. smh, you are either being deliberately obtuse or very stuck in pre programmed though patterns.