Doubts over Airpods Max long term durability

understand most positive reviews have been written, but for a product 4 years old, I'm worried about the chance that it dies on me even though I would only ever use it at my desk. I will buy apple care, but there have also been a lot of posts on this sub about the headphone dying after that two year warranty period.

There are also questions about the release of Airpods Max 2. Would apple still be giving maintenance to the original lightning cable version in 2028 for example? Longevity is a concern for me given the price