What's nonsensical is believing that busybodies are new or worth anyone's time. We all knew who they were growing up. Not only would we identify them, but we would tell kids we barely knew to watch out for them.
Thousands of years ago, people CERTAINLY had to the time to sit around and evaluate other people. You think everyone was running around in a field with a spear? They'd plant crops, do chores, and then sit around and do fuck-all, especially when it got hot in the afternoon hours.
Stop defending childish, modern idiocy. The times haven't changed at all. The people have changed. They've become cowards.