Pretty interesting point, didn’t think of that. The casualty of it.
It is rather intimidating to see someone piloting with a large controller, as opposed to just whipping out their phone like any other time. Definitely makes for a more low-risk social interaction.
Imagine you're at a party, and someone pulls out their sleek, expensive looking, 4k video drone.
Now imagine someone pulls out this obnoxious yellow square frisbee thing.
Which of these are you more likely to "act natural" around?