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Street shots of some foreign models/net celebrities have accelerated the popularity of “wired headset operation”
Sina Digital News reported on the morning of November 22 that wireless headsets like AirPods are no longer popular? Recently, the “Wall Street Journal” published an article titled “Why Cool Kids Are Wearing Wired Headphones” (Why Cool Kids Are Wearing Wired Headphones), which mentioned the retro behavior of recent digital products.
According to this article, AirPods have “become too popular.” Therefore, things must be reversed, and an anti-trend trend is emerging, and some foreign models/net celebrities are leading this trend. Such as Bella Hadid, Lily-Rose Depp and Zoë Kravitz, etc. all show off wired headsets on their social networks.
Fashionable young celebrities have been photographed wandering around the city wearing wired headsets. An Instagram account named @wireditgirls (Wired Girls) appeared to collect these street shots. Trendy people on TikTok are also recording similar videos.
The trend is so repetitive. Of course, infinite headphones such as AirPods are also expensive. Some foreign media believe that if you can’t afford the $129-start AirPods, it is indeed better to use cheaper wired headphones. At least it sounds better than buying one. Copycat AirPods are much more decent.
If you add some popular factors to boost it, young people with limited income are obviously more willing to go along with it.
In addition, wired earplugs are less likely to be lost than wireless earplugs, and there is no charging problem. These are more practical.
There is also a saying that the wireless radiation of AirPods will hurt you-even though many organizations say that Bluetooth radiation is not a problem at all.
The Wall Street Journal spoke with Shelby Hull, the operator of the @wireditgirls account. She said that the wired movement is part of the “romantic and revival of the Tumblr era,” and people see music as an overall aesthetic experience, not just actual consumption, Hull said. “The low-fidelity technology (such as existing headphones) is more regarded as an aesthetic experience, and it contributes to this kind of cool factor.”