While it is hard to do damage to a 6.3mm TRS socket and plug, I wouldn't say the same of the 3.5mm one. As a kid / teenager I damaged a number of sockets and bent a number of 3.5mm male TRS plugs.
So I wouldn't call it a "just works" technology as it is far from perfect.
I've worn out more USB-C earphones in the 2 years since I've been forced to use them, than I have 3.5mm earphones in the 30+ years since I first got a Sony Walkman. The connectors and wires are so stupidly fragile. They're bulky. They're rectangular and can't rotate in the way the cable is pulled (unlike a 3.5mm jack). They always stick straight out (at least I haven't seen any 90° angled versions).
Converters only make the problem worse, because now you have a fragile USB-C dongle sticking out and a 3.5mm jack so it's extra bulky and prone to damage.
The wireless ones bug me to no end. Two more batteries to manage, two more single points of failure. Maybe I should dust off that old walkman.
This happened to one of my phones after a few years, turned out it was a bunch of lint compressed into the port preventing the cable from going in all the way. I got it all out with a staple (only thing I could find that was small enough to fit), then the cable started snapping into the port like new.
Just use wireless charging. It works fine. I've 3D printed a little cover for my USB C port as I just don't need it for anything. Will keep that little port fresh for years...
I'd choose a smartphone that offers wireless charging because that is the state of art and it just works. It makes my life easier. I can just rest it on a little charging pad and move on. No worries about broken cables, broken USB ports and whatnot. Yeah, maybe there's inefficiency while loading, but we're talking about so little energy that gets lost, I don't really care.
Just like Bluetooth just works and makes my life easier. My little Anker earbuds charge in their case, they can live in my gym bag without getting lost, sound quality is fine, no connection issues at all, even across the gym (like 20 meters) with dozens of other BT earbud users around. Oh, and the case also has three LEDs to show me how full the battery in the case is. Charge it an hour with a USB-C cable and I'm good to go for weeks.
True, but I find the 6.3mm to be overkill (except for commercial use). I'm hoping for the 4.4mm plugs that are used on hifi headphones to replace 6.3mm.
So I wouldn't call it a "just works" technology as it is far from perfect.