[javajosh]

It's a good idea, but I can imagine how frustrating it would be if someone called and I didn't have my headset. The EV of avoiding that experience seems slightly higher than the EV of avoiding risk of being eavesdropped on by a wayward smartphone process by disabling the internal mic.

[f1refly]

> but I can imagine how frustrating it would be if someone called and I didn't have my headset.

"Sorry, I don't have a headset right now, we'll have to talk later". It's not that "frustrating", really.

[shivsta]

“Why aren’t you able to dial in with just your computer?”

“Oh, you know, I’m a bit paranoid about my microphone being hacked so I disconnected the microphone internally. If you give me 10 minutes, I can put it back together real quick”

Not the vibe I personally wanna be giving friends and colleagues.

[walterbell]

Some people use headsets to cancel environmental noise, improving the listening experience of friends and colleagues.

[f1refly]

If you are too weak to admit this is important to you, just go the "it's broken" route.

[walterbell]

Indeed, many audio/video calls are preceded by text communication.