It has been like that for generations. We call it networking.
I am not sure how many people have actually lived in the real world these days :) I don't know how many have ever had to truly network - many just swipe left or right, or sit at a keyboard alone.
Sad but true. Ŕeal world networking had been replaced by online social networking, which isn't exactly the same. It lacks that human feel and raw emotion that you can really see and hear, and touch.