People want wireless charging, that isn't changing. MagSafe is a more efficient version of that compared to basic Qi charging like every other device offers because the magnets ensure perfect alignment.

My thought here is that the same people complaining about wireless charging efficiency would be the ones complaining if Apple didn't offer it.

Can't win.

They offer a more efficient version of a feature everyone wants. Complain that everyone else is doing it worse.

I disagree. There is always something to criticize, and some people will always want to do it. Might as well have a nice feature.

The point isn’t about avoiding criticism. The point is that Apple proclaims that they care about eco-friendliness and then introduces features that are the opposite. “Might as well have a nice feature” translates to “might as well be eco-unfriendly”.

Your arguments natural progression results in 'why make anything, it is not eco-friendly', which is silly.

Compromises are always made, and there are way bigger fish to fry. To me it seems like criticism just to criticize.

The energy used to power your phone is completely trivial. Just one trip in your car would use more than your lifetime phone usage.