But what's worse I think than our being trapped in this adolescent species evolutionary level, is that we got
here, to this point as thinking human beings standing upright (most of the time)
via an evolutionary path that made it useful to have the brain keep getting bigger and bigger, and more
wired and
wired, and better
wired and better
wired, to the point where we humans became so smart that some of us, the brilliant ones, invented things like bows and arrows, carving tools... fast foward to... the model T, trains, planes, ships, nuclear weapons, air conditioners, windows!
here's another possible benefit that's worth remarking on — by forcing
wired headphone users to use the Lightning port, we should see more noise - cancelling headphones that don't need recharging (a real hassle when travelling), since power can be supplied (in addition to the audio)
via the Lightning connector.