Everyone's Airpods Will Die; Not Possible to Swap Batteries

I had this exact problem with my own pair of airpods. The battery simply stopped holding a charge long enough to be very inconvenient.

As a side note, I'd also grown to hate the lack of buttons to control next/previous, volume, and the tap to pause/play control. The tap often didn't work for me, requiring 3 or 4 attempts, and sometimes I just had to pull out my phone. I know, a bit of a first-world problem, but it was also a fixable one. I got a paid of LG that wrap around my neck. They have buttons! Heaven.

With the phone jack dying, and every brand coming up with their own wireless sets, this annoyance will become more common. Hopefully someone eventually makes something that is repair-friendly.