Should I care about a dead pixel?

I just got my replacement and I noticed a black dead pixel on the top right. I hate idea of waiting another month or being too picky. I thought I read someone had posted something you can try to fix pixels.

Kappy wrote:
You will find that many displays have one or two dead pixels, and this is considered normal. Apple will not replace a display with one dead pixel.
Whether it's 'considered normal' by Apple or not is irrelevant. They only state this knowing that it will put some people off from doing anything about it. As it's perfectly possible for Apple to produce a Mac without dead pixels, there's no reason to accept anything less. Everyone pays their hard-earned money to buy a new Mac. It isn't a lottery as to whether you get a flawless display or not. If I get a perfect example and yours comes with dead pixels, wouldn't you expect yours to have the same level of quality as mine? Would you be happy knowing it was possible to have a dead-pixel-free display but got the next one off the production line? Whether you use your 14 day 'cooling off' period to return your Mac due to dead pixels, and here in the UK we pay no restocking fee, or whether you insist on a replacement instead is up to you. You are entitled to receive a fully working machine and that includes ALL the pixels.

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