Pretty much any microwave made after 2000 actually has decent popcorn function. Seriously, try it. They use sensors to detect when to popcorn is ideal.
Because microwave popcorn is quicker, easier and comes pre salted and buttered instantly ready to eat. I don't need gorden Ramseys popcorn I just want popcorn to shove in my face.
Yeah but then you have to clean the pot afterwards. You can throw away the bag.
Is cleaning the pot hard? No, absolutely not. But if you're lazy, you'll probably lean towards the far easier option which is just the one where you throw away the bag afterwards
Partner bought us a popcorn popper. Put the popcorn in the device, place a bowl in front, plug it in, and your popcorn pops. No oil, no pan, no mess, and it was like 10 bucks. It's basically a glorified hairdryer. This is the correct way to do popcorn.