I think the premise of the question is highly flawed. I understand the OP's point, but consider where we are - a forum specifically dedicated to travel technology. That the OP CHOSE to visit.

Asking whether we could consider disconnecting is going to get extremely different responses in different corners of the internet.

Go to a Christian message board and ask if anyone ever 'takes a break' and is atheist on the weekends. Or go to a skydiving forum and ask if they ever "just want to keep their feet on the ground."

Different strokes for different folks. I suspect the vast majority of the posters here rely on technology in order a) to be functional while traveling or in different countries, and b) as an aside, because they WANT to be online or functional. But that has next to nothing to do with whether or not we want to or choose to unplug.