We used to have earbuds that don’t need to be charged because they had a headphone jack, didn’t get lost so easily because they had a cord attached to a headphone jack, never lost the bluetooth connection because they had a headphone jack, and they cost less because they had a headphone jack. https://bsky.app/profile/daisyfm.bsky.social/post/3l3mfjc6sn62k

  • @renzevEnglish
    1•2 months ago

    Old wired earbuds were riddled with problems. They were a NIGHTMARE.

    I’m still using wired headphones and earbuds extensively and not having any problems. This sounds like a skill issue to me.

    So much so that selling cheap ones next to the gum in checkout lanes was commonplace and still is because they were basically considered disposable/limited lifetime.

    Well now they’re just making limited lifetime wireless earbuds. Cheap crap will always be made, it’s a problem of societal scale. Manipulating the market and public opinion like phone companies did with headphone jacks is not a viable long-term solution for reducing waste.