[slg]

You can't just blame this on "the Discourse" or Apple haters. I have owned countless devices with batteries over my life. None has made me as acutely aware of its battery degrading as Airpods. Eventually I couldn't even make it through a full workout or work call on a single charge. They basically became worthless through nothing but normal usage. There was no visible physical damage. I treated them exactly how I was supposed to treat them according to Apple and still only got 2-3 years out of them. That is frustrating. It also is unlike many other Apple products as lots of people are perfectly satisfied with their 5+ year old Macbooks and iPhones.

[crazygringo]

I don't own anything powered by li-ion where the battery lasts more than 2-3 years.

Both my MacBook and iPhones I've had the battery swapped after not being able to hold a charge for more than ~25% of original after 2-3 years. I'm still satisfied, but I absolutely had to get the battery swapped. Twice in one case.

AirPods are no worse in this regard. After all, why would they be -- li-ion chemistry is the same.

[salamandersauce]

Seriously? Nothing? I have a Game Boy SP with it's original battery. Still has a few hours runtime. Not as good as new but it's still usable. My Vita still holds a few hours too and it's almost 10 years old at this point. I've heard of people's airpods not holding any charge after a year or two. Mine still work but they are very degraded and can't handle a 1 hour phone call anymore.

[slg]

>Both my MacBook and iPhones I've had the battery swapped after not being able to hold a charge for more than ~25% of original after 2-3 years.

I have never experienced this with the laptops or phones I have owned. I am still rocking an iPhone X that is almost 4 years old and I just checked the battery health and it shows max capacity at 86%. That matches with my expectations as the degradation is barely noticeable and I still have no problem making it through an average day on a single charge.

Are you by chance leaving these devices charging for extended periods of time? That appears to be one of the primary problems with Airpods. The design choice of making the carrying case a charging case means that the individual Airpods spend almost all of their life at 100% charge. That degrades the battery quicker than normal usage. If you treat your laptop as a desktop and have it plugged in 24/7, you are doing a lot of unnecessary harm to your battery which might explain what you are experiencing.

[alisonkisk]

The same degradation happens to my clothing, food, and wired headphones.

[slg]

I am guessing your are just trolling by throwing food into that list, but I have had clothes and wired headphones last for over a decade with proper care. There is no way to properly care for Airpods that would extend the life of their batteries past a few years.