For me, most of the AirPod annoyances individually are worse than cable yanking. Taken together, it's no contest.

A true professional routes the cable through their shirt, from their neck down to their pocket, to avoid this problem.

That's debatable. As far as I'm concerned I prefer being annoyed by my occasional lack of care rather than wondering what software quirk makes my phone call come out of the wrong device. At least I can identify the cause quickly and make my best to avoid the issue.

1. A detachable cable will pull out easier than pulling your headphones off.

2. Run the cable of appropriate length inside your shirt or jacket with enough slack to move without restriction but without a bunch of extra slack.

I carry my backpack or have a jacket on me at almost all times, and having the headphone cable holes in each has prevented this from happening anywhere as often as it used to. Plus the reliability of wired headphones has reigned supreme that I sold my AirPod Pros a few weeks ago after they sat for about a month or two between use, while my corded headsets are used almost daily.

If you're walking around, yeah, sure - wireless all the way.

But for desk use, I don't see the appeal of wireless, given all of the tradeoffs.

Meh, if they're $5 headsets/earbuds they at worst harm themselves (so I pop out another $5 headset to last 1-3 years without issues)

If you have an IEM with a sturdy cable wrapped around your ear, snagging it on a door handle yanks the connector out of the Lightning to 3.5mm adapter instead.