Comment on Explain it like I'm 5: Why is everyone on speakerphone in public?
Crotaro@beehaw.org 6 days ago
I want to believe it’s that others have the same problem as me that holding the phone to their ear+cheek makes that face-part real moist after a minute or two. And I choose to believe the speakerphone-speakers just never realised they could slightly tilt/lift the phone away from their skin and still hear perfectly fine.
But I fear that @its_me_xiphos@beehaw.org might be correct on this topic and it’s simply a case of media/influencers portraying phone conversations that way for better filmability.
theneverfox@pawb.social 5 days ago
I think modern phones are just too big. I don’t want to hold a tablet up to my face
Personally, I just carry a headset, but if that dies it’s only consideration for others that might stop me from putting it on speaker
Crotaro@beehaw.org 5 days ago
Good point I haven’t thought about. I have a Fairphone 4 and that is pretty much on the brink of what’s still okay/comfortable to use one-handed. (I also looked up the FP6 dimensions, dreading the size increase, but I just found that it’s actually slightly smaller than my current phone, yay)