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The whole idea is bizarre. If I have leisure time and spend it reading an e-newspaper or an e-book, then that is low-class, but it's high-class to read the printed version? Well, I suppose. Some books are only available in digital format. I suppose you could order them on CD. But you would need the Internet for that. Just did some cross-stitching and sewing, but I got the patterns and instructions for that online. If the dinner meeting is arranged online, that is low-class, but if it is arranged using carrier pigeons, that is high-class?

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There could be some niche argument. For example, maybe digital books are cheaper (that isn't always the case now, but let's say it is then) so poorer people tend to buy them. But the digital versions, like today, can be taken back on a whim, altered, etc. While the paper books, assuming they don't get destroyed in some other way, are closer to ownership for the rich people. But that again is a different issue than simply online vs offline. This would miss the point that poor people will likely have access to ever cheaper technology that makes such issues less important. AI, etc.
> If I have leisure time and spend it reading an e-newspaper or an e-book, then that is low-class, but it's high-class to read the printed version? Well, I suppose. Some books are only available in digital format. I suppose you could order them on CD. But you would need the Internet for that. This is my point yes. "Rich" people don't have 9-5s. If you can afford to be unavailable, for many hours of the day, because they're offline, that's a different level of wealth. If you can afford a lifestyle that allows you to get in your car and drive to the nearest library, during open hours, (if you still have any) doesn't require a smartphone with nfc to get in, lets you browse for cross-stitching an sewing books, check out, read, then execute. That's your entire evening. Cost wear on the car, risk, insurance, traffic, annoyances, gasoline, and time with your family. If a IT issue happened at the office, the on call guy gets a call, he wakes up, gets ready and drives into the office, anywhere from 10-60 minutes away lets say. That entire time systems are down. Now, if you're not at your workstation in 5 minutes from the time of the call it's a problem. You have a work laptop in your house, you're logging on from _your_ office. Also I recently went DVD shopping again at the local thrift stores and they all want between $3-4 for a single CD, DVD or BlueRay. That's insane! I've only gotten lucky at estate sales with lot boxes or auctions. It's far more expensive to use CDs/DVDs than it is to use online services.