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It wasn't too long ago when friction hitches were used instead of mechanical friction devices. Many of us climbed our entire careers using rope on rope friction to control our descents. It takes a LOT of friction to damage a rope. Nothing you do in your climbing system will ever come close.

To rephrase it, if you hung a swing in a tree using the same method, the rope would dry rot due to exposure to the elements before there was any friction damage from the rope rubbing on itself. There would be more wear where the rope went over the fork in the tree.

After climbing DRT for my entire career, mostly natural crotch, I'm well versed in friction on my lifeline. I think you should be more worried about a rabid squirrel chewing through your rope before you worry about the minuscule amount of friction put on your rope in that scenario. Hate to...