Edc is what you make it..
If its keys,phone and wallet ..why not optimise what you use, a minimalist wallet for example..or a very high quality tactical wallet, keys ..why not use a key bar or organiser of somee sort of system like that..
My edc uses multitools as I’m riding everywhere so the pliers and cable cutters are handy plus I regularly use the can opener as a finger nail cleaner and the scissors for minor cutting jobs. I do cut paracord/thick cord even rubber so they make a huge difference.
Also consider how you carry medication etc things you NEED ..I recently purchased a lever gear bit vault that’s will carry 4 days of meds plus a few other tiny things..and now swear by it and wont go out without it..its simple but effective..
But for opening boxes or prying jobs the gerber prybrid is a good idea as it’s not considered a weapon but a tool..I still use a gerber shard for prying jobs ..its cheap strong and reliable .
Whatever it is you carry EVERYDAY that’s your carry ..I consider everything..like the promise ring i wear all the time a silver chain etc ..that’s what EDC is ..what YOU use everyday and making your system work..it came from the American idea of preparedness but we have a different set of needs in the uk/more restrictions to carrying firearms etc so its tools we likely carry..
Besides the person sitting next to me will understand it when I’m letting them use my tool as they dong have one..and everyone laughs when I’m emptying my pockets but that stops when they realise it works better then stuffing a key,phone and wallet in there pocket and needing scissors or a knife or simply a pen(yes really ..I know very few people who edc a pen ..and are constantly admiring my fisher space pen when they have to borrow it ..because they DONT have a pen on them..)