[samatman]

You appear to be a bit unclear on what cool means.

[kibwen]

Air pods are about as cool-looking as a hearing aid. At best, they're utilitarian.

[righthand]

Are you sure you’re not conflating cool with elitism?

[TillE]

Zillions of people are out there wearing cheap AirPod knockoffs too.

I don't think any ear buds are "cool", but certainly nobody cares, it's perfectly normal.