People are literally playing with fire.
On one hand, it could be more Google bullshit like their RCS requirements that lock out custom Roms just so users will buy a new phone or play their cat and mouse game with Magisk modules.
On the other, it could legitimately be a problem with the battery and it needs to be taken seriously.
If those are my options, and there's no way to know the real truth, I'd swap to a different phone just to be on the safe side.
Do you remember the music from the last Marvel film you watched?
I don't.
Quality isn't directly correlated to success. Buy a modern pair of Nikes or... Go to McDonalds, play a modern mobile game.
I love when industry insiders think they're so untouchable that a budget cut wouldn't have them on the chopping block. You're defensive because its your ass on the line, not because its true.
People gargle shit products and pay for them willingly all day long. So much so that it's practically the norm. You're just insulated from it, for now.