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I use a case because glass is just impossibly slippery. Breaking the screen is not the worst thing that can happen when dropping a phone. You could also drop it on someone's head or lose the phone by dropping it in the water (or some other inaccessible place) or because it slips out of pockets and bags so easily.

I like my phones to feel rubbery. It makes them far easier to use with one hand as well.

Just broke my Pixel 6 screen from a hip-height drop on tile. I've never broken a smartphone screen before. Maybe you've just become more careful ;-)

never broke my phone until i moved into a house with all hard floors instead of carpet

with carpet you could drop it from the ceiling and it would be fine

Even using a case and a screen protector I cracked the glass on my 11 Pro Max. Sometimes you're just unlucky. The only other phones I've cracked the screen on was a iPhone 5S (no case) and a Nokia N73. And I'm super clumsy.