QuoteBack in the days before TV and Radio, at the end of the day men would sit around at a bar or the barbershop and discuss the newz of the day, that they got from local newzpapers and word of mouth from travellers. There was constant discourse. Women did the same thing in sewing circles, bridge clubs and quilting bees.
A crucial part of it was talking to others. Strangers even. Now phones have everyone divided. An eye in the sky watching all this would observe everyone rubbing their crotch. And nobody having sex.
From a social intercourse point of view. I make an analogy.