I have both types, one a damascus folder I carry fairly often when I don't want the heft of my fixed blades, fixed most being Magancut steel for durability, edge retention, and I EDC them regularly.
Some damascus folders I carry on special occasions and these are normal sized folders. Nothing else in that particular pocket though. They've never cut anything and only for admiring.
A few of mine.
However this Shaun and Sharla Hansen auto I won't ever carry because of it's shape and larger size. It's my favorite Art knife. At the time I bought it I liked it more than any other knife I'd seen up to that point regardless of cost and it was actually affordable, well yes it was expensive just not 10's of thousands, but still within my limits.
The switch/button is very hard to see because it's disguised as part of the scroll work and that it's fit so perfectly.
My photos don't do it justice and it's absolutely stunning on a sunny day showing different greens, blues, purples, browns and rust colors,