bluemellophone
Everybody in this thread needs to read Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir.
Glad to see you’re with us, Eminem.
It is not some big conspiracy.
Wired headphones have many pros, but also many cons. Wireless headphones have many pros, but also many cons. You can still buy wired headphones for modern phones using USB-C.
The vast majority of people literally don’t care or prefer having wireless air buds. The people who don’t, still can have wired ones.
The major distinction is that the headphone jack is large and not easily waterproofed. The trade off of having a sealed water tight phone at the cost of losing the headphone jack is worth it for the vast majority of people. It is worth it to me.
If you don’t like it, go buy a Zune.
Using your own WiFi router also bypasses the wireless security settings to access the school network.
Some resources are only available while on the network (printers, access to library, academic papers, other student hardware). Now imagine a random person in a coffee shop next door had u limited access to these resources via an unmanaged access point.