The mass is not about the congregation it is about Christ's sacrifice. That is why a priest for example can say the mass alone without any people besides himself and Christ. 

Somehow I get the impression that many think that the mass is primarily for social gatherings. 

I in my mid 20's, I can find lots of fun things to do besides showing up every sunday for a social gathering. I go to mass because I actually believe it is a God ordained ritual that was handed down from the apostles, who then taught it to their disciples and so on leading to an organic development.

I feel closer to God in the old mass. In the new there is so much distraction and noise, in the old there is solemn silence. I am not forced to perform and say or do certain things. I am instead on my knees waiting for my God to come and save me from my inequities, and teach me about sacrificing my ego through his passion. 

The language or its audibility is not important. The mystery, reverence and form do. Psalm 95(94)