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Yeah, I get that, and hypothetically you could just use a mobile device for text creation, using your preferred method of inputting text (e.g. a swipe keyboard, or a stylus with text recognition, etc.) on the mobile device and then send it all to the desktop.
I asked about that, and I didn't get a definitive answer. The conversation was more like:
"You don't get it, we grew up with touchscreen devices, physical keyboards are outdated."
"So do you use voice to text or something?"
"No! You don't get it. We grew up with mobile devices!"
"But... How do you enter text!?"
"Nobody cares about your typewriting skills!!"
They stared at me.
I stared back.
The generational gap felt like the Grand Canyon.
What's astonishing to me is that there is software which allows you to use your phone's keyboard as an input method for the PC. However, they didn't even think about it because they never needed to connect two devices together without them magically finding each other. Send a file? Do it through WhatsApp, even though the person stands right next to you.