Wired iPhone Headphones Use Bluetooth

From a moral or human engineering perspective, this strikes me as a kind of evil. These companies have made the cheapest iPhone earbuds known to humankind, while still charging $12 or $15 per set, pocketing the profits, while preying on the technical ignorance of people in remote towns. Perhaps worst of all, there are now thousands or even millions of people in the world who simply believe that wired iPhone headphones use bluetooth (whatever that is), leaving them with an utterly incoherent understanding of the technologies involved. I wish @Apple would devote an employee or two to cracking down on such a technological, psychological abomination as this. And I wish humanity would use its engineering prowess for good, and not opportunistic deception.

A text-based satirical post argues that cheap wired iPhone earbuds are deceptively marketed and falsely claims that many people believe wired headphones use Bluetooth. The exaggerated moral outrage and technically absurd premise parody alarmist complaints about consumer technology and ignorance, making it useful as a reaction to overblown criticism or confident misinformation. EN: A text-based satirical post argues that cheap wired iPhone earbuds are deceptively marketed and falsely claims that many people believe wired headphones use Bluetooth. The exaggerated moral outrage and technically absurd premise parody alarmist complaints about consumer technology and ignorance, making it useful as a reaction to overblown criticism or confident misinformation.

• @gentoomemes / 11631 2024-06-03
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