Not to mention they're 120g lighter than the Max, since Beats aren't subject to Apples mandate of making everything out of metal.

Ah, an excellent example of the trade-offs we face. The plastics in your Beats-branded device are made from petrochemicals freshly brought to the surface of the earth and will be sent to a landfill for ever and ever after you are done with them, while the metal in the Apple-branded device was recycled before and will be recycled again.

Take your pick

I assume you're vegan?

The amount of plastic in any single consumer device is negligible compared to companies and norms.

If we wanted to save earth, we need to target corporations and norms, not make snarky comments about individual's consumerist behaviors.

Though as I under it it's already too late and we're just figuring out how to live in comfort in an environment getting more and more damaged.

Does it sync automatically? It was really confusing googling for this stuff. I love my Airpod Pros but the mic is dead on them. I hate having to switch back and forth from bluetooth to wired.

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