from the late 2000s to the late 2010s i would listen to music regularly when i was outside. but ever since they got rid of the headphone jacks on phones, i just dont do it anymore. its such a hassle now. oh are they charged up? oh ive lost one of the earbuds. uh the bluetooth hasnt paired? or has it? are they on? now everyone is hearing my music instead of me? wait i paired a different set of earphones? so i dont bother. i go without music. it's made my life a bit worse. less rich and enjoyable
@jk @jalefkowit that’s a huge bummer. I have experienced this phenomenon in exact reverse: I would carry around a tangled ball of earphone wires which I would never manage to get untangled in time to actually listen to anything unless I was making a Whole Event of a walk outside with music; since I got my first pair of airpods I always have them with me and listen to music all the time.
@jk @jalefkowit so when I have heard this complaint I find it really confusing; if I did prefer wired headphones I imagine I would have a permanent dongle attached to a pair. does that not work for you because you use the same pair for multiple devices?
@glyph @jk Can't speak for them, but for me wireless headphones have horrible latency, a horrible tendency to stop working or refuse to pair or get paired to the wrong device, and usually a bit more audio compression than I?m happy with.