like seriously its 2026 and half the time the audio cuts out if you so much as LOOK at the cord wrong and im not even talking about the cheap ones, this happens with the 'premium' brands too i cant be the only one who misses when you could plug in headphones and they just... worked without wiggling the jack for five minutes to find the sweet spot. i get that wireless is all the rage but sometimes you just need a wire, ya know? like when your bluetooth dies mid-commute and youre stuck listening to someone elses terrible taste in music leaking out of their headphones instead of your own playlist. ugh. anyone else feel this way or am i just old and cranky now? idk man im about ready to start a petition for better hardware standards or something. nah who am i kidding thats way too much effort lmao just gimme headphones that work.