And all just to talk !

I had a theory in mind. Let's see if I can get it across properly in words.

We are all beings with some basic needs like food, money, stability etc. The so called gene-related needs. At the same time, we humans have another need. And I think it is 'to communicate'. Very often it is through words. Sometimes through just being together. At other times by doing some activity together. But in the end always to communicate. For instance, we all watch a movie say, and then the real fun is when we discuss it later. The movie itself is relatively secondary. I cannot imagine watching a movie on a deserted island where I would know that for sure it will not be discussed later. At least in my experience, some of the best/happiest moments in the past have been when I've had a cool discussion or an interesting fight/argument or a spirited game of say badminton, or a calm discussion with complete understanding between the people involved.

One could dispose all this under the statement 'humans are social animals'. But most of human social behaviour stems from gene-related reasons like survival etc. The rest I think is to a large extent about communicating. For some reason we are all made such that 'to communicate' is almost a necessity. I get the feeling that a lot of activities come up amongst people just so that they have a reason to communicate. For example, cooking together is rarely about the food itself!