I had great times with my Ipod Touches 3 through 5. I still use the IpT5 as a glorified flashlight and calculator (still has ios7 on it!), but on the iOS side of things, I've moved on to an iPad. I lose the pocketability of the IpT, but get a larger screen and better internals, so we'll stick with that! Unfortunately, $290 for a 128 GB is STILL too much. It'd have to be at least another $80 cheaper for me to really bother, but I take comfort knowing others are buying them up to enjoy them! (well, after scalpers get their shake in )
A neutered iPhone for streaming music? No thanks. It only made it into 2022 because of the common components it used with current and past iPhones. Bleck.