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by drdeadringer 1749 days ago
What is complicated about wires? Plug-and-go.

Any day I'll trade any complaints about "spaghetti" against blutooth connectivity, having to charge yet another one more device, the possibility of loosing the base media device because you absent-mindedly left it on the subway chair next to you whilst offboarding onto the platform...
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okprod 1749 days ago
What is complicated about wires?

I'm from the generation that had just discovered CD players with "anti-skip" techology and Minidisc. I don't find wires complicated, but I feel wireless earbuds, despite potential loss of quality, more practical for things like commuting or working out. Even for phone meetings I like being able to put in earbuds and walk around, do laundry, etc., without having to carry my device or worry about wires getting caught. I would prefer a set that doesn't have tracking or voice assistance though.

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kiliancs 1749 days ago
Speaking about the subway, I used to commute taking various types of trains and walking, and the wires were always in the way of my normal movements. I can't say how many times the earphones ended up unplugged, often painfully, also meaning everyone could now hear what I had been listening to—which felt like an invasion of my privacy as well as an annoyance to others. Even sitting (train, work desk, etc), I can't count how many times this has happened to me.
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dukeyukey 1749 days ago
I've got a lovely set of headphones that can do either. They've got your standard Bluetooth headset features, but also a 3.5mm jack that works completely unpowered.
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bsksi 1749 days ago
Plug and go. And then they tangle. And then the weight of the cable pulls your ears down constantly. And then you have a string of cable all day dangling below your shirt that sometimes gets stuck on things. Thanks but no thanks. Humanity has moved on.
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true_maybe 1749 days ago
> Humanity has moved on

Pedantry aside, the parent comment is clearly in the set of humanity alongside yourself, and they made a clear argument for wires. While you might disagree with wires, this dismissive comment was unnecessary.

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