Don't get me wrong, I hate the loss of the 3.5mm jack a lot, but bluetooth earbuds have gotten down to ~$20. On the cheap end, they're not that much more expensive than wired earbuds were, and they're a fraction of the price of the smartphone they'd be watching content on. I'd also argue that they last longer, as when I was buying cheap wired earbuds, it was usually the jack or the connection to the bud that failed and forced me to get replacements. Even though I'm still buying the cheapest kind, these days I usually only have to replace the buds after I lose them.