I worked there in college. I had to straighten these all the time because people tried to reach up and take one... Instead of the nicely folded ones that were within arm's reach.
I'm not going suggesting that this was Pulitzer grade journalism... But Jack Wallen is more than a one off reviewer. He's got some great tutorials on Tech Republic... We all do what we need to do to pay the bills.
My wife does daily to plug into our car. When she recently got a phone without a jack, I bought her a dongle for charging and audio.
Does she use wired audio daily? Yes. Does her phone have a headphone jack? Well, no.