Down to the Wire

“Wired headphones have become so ubiquitous among the rich and famous that some see these tangles of plastic and wire as a cultural symbol. One social media user posted a viral tweet with photos of actors Robert Pattinson and Lily-Rose Depp sporting wired earbuds. ‘It’s becoming a class thing,’ they said. ‘Wearing wireless 24/7 tells me you don’t own any land.'” BBC: Wired headphone sales are exploding. What’s with the Bluetooth backlash? (It’s either sound quality, celebrities switching to wired, nostalgia, or the fact that my kids alone have lost at least half of the Airpods in circulation.)