I’m mostly talking about camera drones rather than FPV ones.
Every time I take mine out of the bag, people gather around with the same questions: how high does it go, how far does it go, was it expensive, have you ever crashed, etc. - as if they’ve never seen a drone before.
It seems like every single YouTuber and amateur photographer has one these days. They’re easy to fly and relatively cheap too. You’d think they’d be everywhere, but I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve actually seen someone flying one. Granted, I don’t leave the house much and when I do I usually head into the woods, so that probably plays a role. Still, I’m curious if this is just me or if other people have had the same experience.
Unless you’re using it for a specific purpose (surveying, content creation, videography) they’re still a niche product that most average consumers have never come into contact with, except in stuff they watch, so naturally they’ll be curious.
Don’t let what the internet tells you about people influence your expectations without first testing them in the real world. Life depicted online is not an accurate representation.