Agree with the fashion. Big clunky headphones can be part of a signature style. No doubt anime and video game characters have had an influence here.

They also project a clear message of “don’t bother me” when worn in public.

I dunno; IME many people who could barely be called a ‘creator’ seem to invest in a standalone microphone already, and many of these (the portable ones anyway) aren’t wired.

This is why I use wired for longer calls or video conferences. I've tried so many wireless in-ear things and all of them are more sensitive to surrounding noise and I have to repeat myself more due to dropouts or spotty quality.

It's just much harder to get good sound quality when the mikes are by your ear rather than on a wire near your mouth

Not to mention that it completely removes the risk of running low on headphone battery mid-call