Honestly... I've always found that bulge comes from the pad itself bunching up, not the tack strips. A smoother pad makes more difference for me.

Six hours alone and hurt sounds absolutely brutal.

Yeah, but that tech has been around for a few years already. It first got big with phishing scams using cloned voices to impersonate bosses. Most big apps now have audio checks in place, so you can still trust stuff from people you know. Just gotta be careful with unknown callers.