Got it. You don't actually have any proof that riding with earphones is always illegal everywhere, every time in the US, but you're going to lie that it's always illegal, everywhere, and every time in the US until proven otherwise for the sake of an online argument.
I haven't looked at the vehicle code for every state to prove that lights are required at night but I think it is a safe bet.
Note: for the purposes of this discussion regarding earphones, hearing aid devices are excepted.
Edit: I have admitted I was wrong below
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