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Apple AirPods killed the best thing about sharing headphones

AirPods  have ruined the headphone-sharing game, and I for one refuse to stay silent while decades of adorable eye-gazing, face-bumping, and shoulder-resting memories fade away . I recently tried Apple's wireless ear buds for the first time, and while they may offer a certain sense of freedom and convenience, they've completely killed the intimacy that existed between two people sharing a single pair of wired headphones.  Sharing wired headphones with someone isn't  just  a kind gesture — it's a personal experience that connects two people through sound, but also in a literal sense. With  AirPods , headphone sharing has transformed into a cold, detached act that provides zero change in atmosphere. It gets the job done, sure, but gives people the opportunity to wander feet away from each other in the process. Appalling. The heartbreaking moment of truth I get that I'm a year late to Apple's wireless party, but after they  killed the headphone jack ...