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I also question how important "online" is in the context of work. You're working for a set amount of time regardless of whether it's online or not. Free time, if you have any (if you don't, that's a separate issue) can be spent doing whatever you can afford offline. People aren't forced to spend leisure time online, are they?
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I say having no free time is a separate issue because it's independent of modernity. Almost all of us would've had the same problem in 1700 when they had no digital devices. In fact, most people probably had far less free time and every human on the planet was offline all the time. Without fiat debasement, most of us would have more free time over time due to advancements in technology and efficiency. I don't see how the issue changes simply by introducing a digital device. You either have a choice or you don't. Being stuck in a field picking corn isn't necessarily better than being stuck at a desk working on a computer. Both have pros and cons.
Well, no, but just try organizing anything involving other people without the Internet. I don't have WhatsApp and that's enough to throw a wrench in my plans. I regularly go someplace and no one else is there, and everyone else knew that it was canceled because it was posted in the chat.
Even Mass times are posted online, now. Want to know which tournament is coming up, and whether you are on the roster? Has choir practice been moved to Thursday? Reserving a table at a restaurant or a room at a hotel? When does the park open and do you have a map for the hike? It's a snowday and classes are Teams?
You'd have to basically withdraw from society, to be completely offline. I think they consider "don't use Facebook" to be "offline".
