An iPod and no recommendations are all I have wanted for my listening habits in 2024

I listen to my music and no calls can interrupt me. No notifications can interrupt me. No in-the-moment actions can pause my music. I can take an earbud out and there's no algorithm that pauses or unpauses my music. I can't ask Siri about a song.

This is calm.

I definitely understand where Tom is coming from. While there is definitely some awesomeness to AirPods and the like, there’s still something awesome about the old school iPod.