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This was a reason to not buy a phone 4 years ago. It's a bit late to complain now.
No, the need is still present. Headphone jacks are pretty essential still, wireless tech is not a replacement.
No, they are not essential.. And this isn't a discussion about wireless vs wired earbuds.. USB headphones/earphones are a thing, the fact that you don't like wireless is not an excuse to demand that an ancient and obsolete standard should be reinstated when you have plenty of options to use wired devices without a 3.5 mm headphone jack..
They're actually fairly rare and not particularly compatible. My 3.5mm earbuds plug in natively to my Switch, my phone, my PS5 controller, my laptop and my desktop PC.
I recentlly upgraded my PC headset and moved the old one to use in my bedroom only to discover that because it's USB I can only use it with my laptop.
So yeah, no, not obsolete and not the same.