In theory, he who stays in his cube the longest wins. Management publicly rewards the pastiest programmer who repeatedly puts in eighty hour weeks. Not only are the people who make computer products expected to do the long and lonely stint, but also the folks who play games, surf the web or just goof around. Computers are conditioning us to work, play and communicate alone. Eventually, people won't leave their houses.
Humanity is doomed.
Art as a point of entry for social interaction is timeless. One can imagine a group of French cavemen huddled around a fire. Fast forward to the twentieth century. A group of geeks is clustered around a monitor giggling. All art, good or bad, inspires dialogue.