For almost 4 decades 1/8" was a "just works" standard for interfacing consumer audio output from electronics. No fuss. More reliable than airpod pairing. Doesn't rely on battery life. No latency issues. Interference vanishingly rare.

Yeah, I can buy a dongle. Maybe I will someday when my original SE dies. Maybe I'll never buy an Apple phone again. But if I do buy a dongle, every time I will be cursing the person who took out the 1/8" jack.

My daughter has broken 3 of these in the last couple weeks. Also, you can't charge the device and listen to music at the same time (unless you buy that extra dongle).

It might have just been my headphones but mine would constantly disconnect on the 3.5mm side.

Anyone who can retain their dignity while also using something called a dongle can probably do anything.