I can think of a very long list of places I’d want to have a birthday dinner- and Chevys, Applebee’s, Pizza Hut, Benny Hana, tom name a few- don’t even make my the list. If I see someone having a birthday at one of these places- there are a ton of restaurants I could list who make higher quality food, have a better menu selection, cost more or less- Hell- not to mention a good old home cooked meal made with love... but it’s either their taste- or their budget, or where someone brought them as a gift. Does it tell me they make bad decisions because there are different or cheaper options out there? No.
At the end of the day- a V12 Ferrari isn’t a very practical car. It’s expensive and performance per dollar there are lots of cars or motorcycles that can match or beat it and often for less money. A W8 Mercedes costs a whole lot more than many cars that can offer similar or better attributes. But is it a poor decision? It is if you cant afford it. But if you have the money you make buying decisions based on what you want. If you’re happy with what you bought and can afford to buy it- how is it a poor decision? If they are just “drinking the koolaid” and going along with what other people want- it’s somehow better- smarter, for me to buy what you would want vs random other people? That... doesn’t really make sense does it?
I don’t own AirPods and never have. Good chance I won’t- I don’t even own wireless ear phones. My partner owns 2 sets of AirPods and a set of nose noise canceling wireless earphones. I use the wired ones that cake free with my phone because I don’t need wireless capability. For me that was a good decision. For her- in an open floor plan office and frequently traveling for work on planes and the like- the noise cancelling Bose work well and the wireless AirPods allow her freedom and light weight when needed. I wouldn’t spend $400 on head phones- but I work with an audiophile who thinks that anything less than that is a bad decision. It’s all relative no?
but not gonna lie, I kinda like them