[ThePadawan]

Agreed, and I also cannot even fathom how the author implies that AirPods are less of a signaling device.

They are white. They stand out at odd angles. They break up the silhouette of the face. I literally notice people on the street wearing them because they look so odd.

I've met people and only noticed on the third glance that they were wearing wired black earphones because they were so well-fitted and the wire snaked directly out of the ear.