if you look at the additional video in the vox article above: no it’s not.
the os treats makes finder behaves differently than apps ( finder blocks the mouse from the notch, while apps jump the mouse across the notch. ) things like battery status - which are made by apple - can be dragged under the notch, and are accessible but invisible if you can get the mouse there
it’s all indicative that it’s apple’s problem. one they created and failed to fully solve.
