I truly will never stop resenting this

Also, they weren't physically painful to wear because they weren't wedged into your ear.

I recently found a stash of never-used apple earbuds at my parents' house and immediately claimed them as my own -- hope to be set for life now

Forcing people, or as close to it as you can, to switch to true wireless earphones which are non-repairable (in most cases), or difficult to repair was a great business move for a stagnant market, but terrible for the planet and consumers. There is no justification for it other than greed.

So do I, and found a solution with a Lightning to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter. I plug it in to my iPhone, and plug my Apple headphones into that, et voilá! Better sound for music and microphone for phone calls.

Hanging on to my Samsung Galaxy s10 bc they will take my headphone jack over my dead body