This is the reason culture tends to place so much value on communal experience. I once attended a sporting event that had an exciting and impactful conclusion. For a few hours, a stadium full of people shared the ups and downs of that event, along with the players and others who were a part of it. People hugged strangers, they talked and cheered together.

Events are a touchstone of our existence. I don't think they are something woven together to hide are "real" existence, they are what we remember that reminds us we are something separate from our lives, work, family and so on, yet still very much a part of those things.