I think people pay for social time for the ease of it... I mean if you want to spend time with someone, but don't have the time to find a "social" partner or too lazy or both, then you can book an escort for social time only... or some other source... I think it makes complete sense... If you want to get to know a escort before you get more intimate (maybe not the right word) then you can book for social time 20,000/hour then 10,000/hour after that.... One could argue, that's a waste of money or why would anyone do that ? Well.... the people that have little time and want to make sure they have some personality compatibility would probably do this. Then when they book the escort it's already a 2nd meeting and they act like long lost lovers... for example.... Also gets rid of those first few minutes of potential awkwardness..
Another way to look at this... if you meet some random girl and after a few minutes of talking you realize... OY difficult to even have a normal conversation.. so you are thinking how can you remove yourself from this situation. just my 2 cents.....