A guy bought AirPods Pro 2 in 2023 for one reason: music on the subway. Three years later he'd worn them roughly 1,800 hours. Played music. Took calls. Sometimes listened to podcasts. Total feature usage: probably 10% of what they could do. His brother a software engineer at an Apple-focused agency sat next to him on a flight and saw him struggling to hear the safety announcements over his own music. He finally said: "Take those out for a second. You're using a $250 supercomputer like a $30 pair of earbuds. Apple built 8 features into these that have nothing to do with music. Most owners don't know any of them exist." 12 minutes later, the guy had translated a Spanish menu in real time, taken a hearing test, and silenced his apartment with active hearing protection. He hasn't bought another set of earbuds since. Here's everything his brother showed him 🧵