🎧 **We need to talk about wireless headphones.** Are we sacrificing consumer freedom for convenience?
Removing the standard headphone jack wasn't just a design choice; it effectively mandated proprietary chipsets and locked many users into expensive upgrade cycles. We’re now paying premium prices for tech that often can’t be repaired and forces brand loyalty. Is the slight convenience of 'true wireless' really worth the high cost of ecosystem lock-in?
What common tech feature do you wish companies hadn't phased out?
#techcriticism #plannedobsolescence #consumerrights