This is largely a younger gamer versus older gamer divide that is pointless to discuss ad infinitum.
I’m approaching 50 and the first three decades of gaming were exclusively offline for me. And in those days I absolutely would have played online most of the time if it was an option.
At my age today, I play online more because I have to and not because it is enjoyable. Even when I beat them, it is not fun to play against young, immature, win at all cost opponents. But playing repetitive offline games isn’t necessarily fun either—so it is a weird spot to be in because I don’t want to retire from gaming yet