Not with AirPods it isn't. Hence its popularity.

And as someone who has owned many IEMs over the long term those cables all end up breaking. And for IEMs with replaceable cables it's the connectors that break.

Try using Bluetooth anything on a crowded subway platform or in a packed plane where everyone else is doing the same.

There simply isn't enough bandwidth.

They are 160 dollars. Decent earbuds can be had for 20 or less. Airpods dont make sense for a lot of people.