A cheap clip-on macro lens for a phone camera is also good for inspecting things, without the cost+space of a proper microscope.

True but you can do actual work under a stereoscopic microscope. It has a vaunted place on my workbench.

Disclosure: Old person. ;-)

	▲	SAI_Peregrinus an hour ago \| parent [-]
		I've got one as well, and I'll say it's extremely nice for removing splinters. I do a bit of woodworking, so it ends up being unexpectedly dual-purpose.