Is this a real complain or I'm too obtuse to understand this as a running joke?

I mean there have been usb c to 3.5 for quite a while now.

I really do want it because I hate being forced to buy superfluous shit that didn’t need to exist to get the same functionality I had previously. I’m also not getting a new car every friggin’ year so I still drive something without bluetooth (I also can’t just get a new radio for it) and would rather listen to my own playlists than ads on the radio.

The acceptable compromise would be packaging a 3.5mm to USBC jack with the goddamn phone. If the real reason it’s not there was because of space in the device, this practice would be standard.

I really do want it because I hate being forced to buy superfluous shit that didn’t need to exist to get the same functionality I had previously

This is the same enegry as complaining about a new car not being able to play your old tapes.

Since this is obviously impractical, do you suggest buying a new car to fit the phone, then?

You came to the point of absurdity. If the car runs, and phones easily supported it through a technology that stays highly relevant and widely used, then why is it changed?

It’s not that 3,5mm jack is outdated by any means.