Wireless headphones were never a good idea. You need a buggy, annoying pairing protocol. You need a source of batteries. Lithium, in most cases, a deeply rare and valuable material is wasted so some idiots don't need to spend half a second managing a cable. Of course, the batteries wear out over time, and the tech eventually stops being supported. It's tons of waste just to make people slightly more comfortable.
I was gifted $250 pro airpods that stopped working after a few months, and then the replacements they gave me stopped working again after a few months. I went back to using the $10 wired earbuds that have always worked fine.
Wireless headphones were never a good idea. You need a buggy, annoying pairing protocol. You need a source of batteries. Lithium, in most cases, a deeply rare and valuable material is wasted so some idiots don't need to spend half a second managing a cable. Of course, the batteries wear out over time, and the tech eventually stops being supported. It's tons of waste just to make people slightly more comfortable.
I was gifted $250 pro airpods that stopped working after a few months, and then the replacements they gave me stopped working again after a few months. I went back to using the $10 wired earbuds that have always worked fine.
I will never buy a wired headphone again for the remainder of my life. Judging from shelf space in stores I am far from alone.