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So I typically have two sets of headphones, really nice ones that I use for long travel & low key ones I use daily.
At the time my really nice ones didn't have Bluetooth, but I knew future versions did, so I assumed that problem would solve itself.
For the daily I tried a set a Bluetooth and found them to be mostly ok, but had frequent disconnects and eventually I just got tired of remembering to charge them.
A few years later I figured the technology would have improved, but my problems remained the same. I then accidentally ran one of my buds through the wash and that made things worse. It wasn't the first time I'd run headphones through the wash, but what was previously a $10s of dollars mistake, was now a $100s of dollars mistake.
I now use wired headphones daily and exclusively.
For my really nice ones I don't have to remember to charge them. I just plug them in.
Also, when traveling on buses and airplanes, they sometimes provide onride entertainment. It's not clear to me how wireless only folks utilize that. Sure I downloaded things before I leave, but it's nice sometimes to just plug in.