[chipdale]

Is this actually a problem?

I haven't come across it and I'm skeptical of articles like this are actually writing about something that's rarely happening while asking, "Why is everyone one speakerphone in public?"

I don't doubt it happens, and I can see this happening at higher rates in certain places, but honestly: What percentage of people are doing this are actually doing this in the worst places?

If you see this happening a lot, I'd love to know more. Where are you seeing it? What percentage of peopletalking on the phone do you estimate are doing it?

[technion]

I feel like people have gotten used to holding phones pointing outwards in a way that only works on speakerphone.

Like I put a phone to my ear the way I have been for the last forty years and I feel like I'm old and out of touch for doing so, because I haven't seen anyone younger than me in years take a call and not just turn on speaker phone and hold the phone pointing outwards.

[nullc]

A week ago I saw someone holding the phone out and talking into the bottom, I thought they were a crazy person.

Why would anyone do that?

[nvgrw]

Ride the NYC subway for a few days, especially any overground segment, and you’ll see plenty of this.

right after I posted this someone at work was on speakerphone. ugh.

[foresterre]

I see this happening multiple times a week on my daily commute (by train) in The Netherlands.

It's not just people calling, although that's often the case, it's also people just watching social media videos on speaker