• potustheplant@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Did you forget to mention that fixing a headphone jack costs a few bucks and can be done by pretty much anyone with a soldering iron?

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      1 year ago

      No, because in practice that isn’t a thing that regularly happens, and as the tech continues to die out it will be less and less possible.

      Most people do not own and cannot use a soldering iron.

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        1 year ago

        “cannot use”? Where you born without hands? Also, that “practice” is not an ancient tradition. It’s an extremely simple process that takes 15 minutes. Also no, normal headphones will not “die out”.

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          1 year ago

          I’d be willing to bet on the latter point there. Laserdiscs are similarly dead technology. Niche collectors may enjoy them, but they will not be catered to for the average consumer.