NPCs make the world go round.

They might be stitching you up in emergency, building muh roads, or performing after hours maintenance to keep the lights on - they’re still NPCs.

Your time is finite. I’m spending mine on here replying to you waiting on my missus to shower before bed - I could do infinite things but I’d rather interact with someone who gets that big picture and pass on my learnings in the hope you get something from it.

NPCs aren’t worth your time. Take the interactions as they come but avoid as much as possible. There is so little to be gained by entering their frame other than understanding how far away they are from reality.