It took me a long time to jump on the password manager bandwagon, but one of the big positives IMO is that I almost never need to type or see my password to ent

It took me a long time to jump on the password manager bandwagon, but one of the big positives IMO is that I almost never need to type or see my password to enter it correctly - precisely for the reasons you mention. I do occasionally need to see if I made a typo or I don't need the privacy but as you say - it shouldn't be the default.