It's a step along the spectrum of why this textual interaction is not the same as a real world interaction.
Another example would be the plexiglass screens in shops. Theoretically it's just a clear thing that blocks spit. In practice it means there's a psychological barrier which "others" you from each other.
They're also physically uncomfortable.
Describing this as "trivial" is needlessly provocative. You might not care about it, that's not the same as it being irrelevant.
It's a step along the spectrum of why this textual interaction is not the same as a real world interaction.
Another example would be the plexiglass screens in shops. Theoretically it's just a clear thing that blocks spit. In practice it means there's a psychological barrier which "others" you from each other.
They're also physically uncomfortable.
Describing this as "trivial" is needlessly provocative. You might not care about it, that's not the same as it being irrelevant.