Yes... I think they very clearly do. The key words in your reply "need 'practice'".

Just because they choose not to, and it isn't normalized, doesn't mean it isn't a good idea. Especially as a SWE where about 90% of my "humanlike conversation" is an agent harness I run all day.

We should be practicing and intentionally talking to real people. Otherwise things will get.. weird in undesired ways.