So at least for me it’s as simple as, it feels really good and creates an intimacy between the parties involved even if it’s fleeting

IMO yes and it ain’t particularly close

Fellow elder millennial that also never understood the appeal of Napoleon Dynamite, still don’t and I’ve watched it stoned as hell

With the current power structures that exist in global society hell to the no, if it could be used to reduce or eliminate the need for human labor 100% yes.