As someone who worked in tech in the 20th century, we also worked long hours, fyi. We didn't connect with coworkers outside work, I think, because social media

As someone who worked in tech in the 20th century, we also worked long hours, fyi. We didn't connect with coworkers outside work, I think, because social media didn't exist and so we held on more to earlier friendships longer and actually were more open to acquainting ourselves to new strangers we met in public. The old "can I have your number" days. I think politics were present in the office much, because pre-social media, there was no conduit to get bombarded with hyperbolic political messages. ...and thus those people who were very political were not invited to social gatherings more frequently. ...something you can't do as easily on social media.