Neurotypical people also seem to care far more about "workers being worked" than "work being done".
To the point that I've had multiple superiors outright stand against automation of certain tasks "Because then the workers would be left twiddling their thumbs with nothing to do."
"Idle hands are the devil's tools." type of nonsense.
I'd rather have more automation and recreation, please. But no, these men want a captive audience for big-boy story-time.
A lot of people complain about traffic and commutes, but the whole personalized media industry since the iPod has turned cars into personal alone time that they don't get at home or office. I've met plenty of people who take more pride in their car and driving ability in traffic than they do with almost any positive achievement of humanity. The marketing of identity with their car and commuting lifestyle is extremely effective.
I seriously broke up with a girl because of this one thing. She was great everywhere else. I found her gorgeous. She was smart. She loved me. She wanted to be around me all the time...but she would not stop interrupting me when I was working. It was sooooo distracting. We had multiple conversations about it over 1-2 months. I finally had to decide that I either drop out of grad school or I break up with her. I might have chosen wrong tho, cause I'm not getting any action lately. At least I can tell the girls that I am a doctor while they walk away from me.