[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.