One of those moments the rest of the old continent would stop, look at the USA, & exclaim in unison: “Idiots”.
Much of the old world has gone that have existed for centuries and people live in them today.
What horrified you is basically part for the course for them.
I actually have 5 pairs of ear buds rn, pixel buds, soundcore, Sony, and 2 Jlabs so that if i lose one, I can soon find a different one as i pray to find the one i lost soon (aka it appears out of nowhere), oh, and impulse spending… 😅 How you think i got all of those earbuds?