It was earbuds before smartphones with airplane mode. I distinctly recall carrying headphones on the plane in 2002 with that moronic split minijack that the air

It was earbuds before smartphones with airplane mode. I distinctly recall carrying headphones on the plane in 2002 with that moronic split minijack that the airplanes used so they could try to charge you for their crappy headphones for the movie. I was not the only one. It probably is more prevalent now but it was present decades ago. And being “disconnected” (aka bored) has sucked since air travel became a commodity instead of an experience.