Yes, but now if you're not online during your flight it's because "you chose to" and you're a slacker. Another dimension here is that it's a refuge from "the a

Yes, but now if you're not online during your flight it's because "you chose to" and you're a slacker. Another dimension here is that it's a refuge from "the always on" society; if you were to step back and look at your life from a distance almost everyone would say "I need to disconnect more", but you often don't realize how dependent you are on that dopamine hit the connected internet provides until you're forced to disconnect. Then you see the peace and realize, "oh, I'm OK when I'm not attached to my phone". But there are fewer and fewer opportunities to have that kind of realization these days.