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I'd guess it is tribalism at work. Different opinion -> Not my tribe.
That seems part of it for sure. Orthodoxy is mixed in there for sure as an underline on tribalism. Our strong emphasis on individualism suggests more is in play. Deal with it, grow up, etc..
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I was a white happy owner of the Nokia BH-503 on-ear BT headphones. Sadly they just recently broke, I had them for like 10 years and. My point is, that they just didn't have any of the problems you mention above (with the exception of random sampling frequency changes that changed pitch minimally, but noticable). Sound quality was ok, I think it was one of the first A2DP headsets. Ok, for what it was mind you, my goo…
>I was a white happy owner Is this some idiom I am not familiar with?
Wireless headphones are just as good as wired. I own both I like both. It's annoying that since apple removed the jack a lot of people suddenly became very opinionated that wired headphones are somehow less than. Apple isn't a cult.
I saw an airpad drop out of a woman's ear as she passed me crossing the street today. I never switched to wireless. Always had to deal with wires, which can be a little inconvenient but well worth it.
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Corded headphones are pretty annoying to use with masks; I recently switched to wireless for this reason.
Fair enough. My point was if they do fall out, they just dangle from the cord - they don't fall to the floor like AirPods (which is annoying if they fall into subway tracks, or if they fall onto the road while you're on a bicycle).
I saw an airpad drop out of a woman's ear as she passed me crossing the street today. I never switched to wireless. Always had to deal with wires, which can be a little inconvenient but well worth it.
How did she get even an airpad in her ear in the first place?