Storytelling and mythmaking as the highest form of civilizational Communication, that is the ability to convey meaning from one person to the next another. Deep meaning. Soul transference. Artists give up their souls to the audience.
Bo Burnham's "Can't Handle This" where he says "My biggest problem is you [the audience]" the Big Stage is a soul-crushing amount of pressure, a good level of pressure for most people is the Small Stages of community, family, friends, etc.
Stories get people talking to one another
Stories are a common understanding between people
Stories are social lubricants