>I don't want them to lie to me about my battery
You say that, but you most likely do. Even if you absolutely don’t, the vast majority of users still do, even if they don’t know it.
The whole point of software is to at least partly obfuscate what the hardware does, to the benefit of users. Making things easier to use and understand and hiding unnecessary complications is not arrogance towards users, it’s acting in their interest.