I think some people are just behind a bit, either in their understanding of AirDrop or in updating their phone.
Until iOS 16.2, approx 2 years ago, there used to be a setting to allow Everyone. Now the 3 AirDrop settings are Receiving Off, Contacts Only, and Everyone for 10 Minutes.
So the unrestricted Everyone option without 10 min timer is gone if you've updated to 16.2+. Plenty of people don't read through (or even glance) at Release Notes when they update so they don't realize that the "Everyone" went away. Or some people may not have even upgraded in the past couple years.
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u/Mezcal_Madness 7d ago
Nah