"I don't want free earbuds"

[Illusion]

Why would anyone reject free stuff? Doesn't make any sense to me

[Arkhyel]

I think it's supposed to be funny. Irony or sarcasm... stuff like that.

[Miss P.]

Personnaly, I still think it is funny ^^

[Cat Princess]

It’s pretty funny vanilla millennial humor from sleep deprived, caffeine overdosed programmer

I can precisely remember the state of mind that unleashes that kind of satire

[PompousPuffin]

sarcasm

[Illusion]

引用自 Miss P.：

Personnaly, I still think it is funny ^^

Well the game itself is not funny

[Coffee Addict]

its a call back to the early sims 4 days when you would get free ear buds on every single new sim you created and not everyone likes them after many complaints on the official forum we got this tidbit on the loading screen

[Xenon The Noble]

The developers gave you free ear buds so you could listen to music as you played.
When they came out, many players complained that they don't want free ear buds.
EA mocked this in the loading screen with this message about not wanting free ear buttss... er, buds.
Much of the music has significantly improved since then. I kinda like the free ear buds and buy them for my other sims.

[Arkhyel]

Oh, I see, an inside joke... very clever...

[Illusion]

引用自 Xenon The Noble：

The developers gave you free ear buds so you could listen to music as you played.
When they came out, many players complained that they don't want free ear buds.
EA mocked this in the loading screen with this message about not wanting free ear buttss... er, buds.
Much of the music has significantly improved since then. I kinda like the free ear buds and buy them for my other sims.

I heard about that but didn't want to believe it actually 🙄

[Illusion]

引用自 Arkhyel：

Oh, I see, an inside joke... very clever...

You think it's funny? Because I don't!

[lauruswolfe]

i always sell them i think you get $200 but you can't drag to sell in inventory you have to use the multi select or it didn't drag the one time i tried anyways.

[Horns Ablaze]

引用自 Illusion：

引用自 Arkhyel：

Oh, I see, an inside joke... very clever...

You think it's funny? Because I don't!

They can be so edgy with us, right?

[Sovereign Dark]

You might've seen '[Sim Name] has won free ear buds!' on the main menu, as well. They haven't.. just Maxis p*sstaking again. xD I love it. Fair enough if you don't.
But I also love that sims get those free buds. You and your sims don't have to listen to Maxis' tracks, either. Players can add tracks they like into the game (which I do because music is as essential as the air I breathe). I'll even purchase buds if my sims don't get them free, but mine all end up Music Lovers. Buds come with the trait, eventually if not instantly. I just sell double sets.
Even so, I've never understood that complaint for the sole reason that ear buds don't mess up your game at all. Much as it amuses me, I guess Maxis needn't waste time mocking its community. Fair. Time's better spent on fixing things which actually do mess up the game.