Search news articles about being “chronically online” and you’ll mostly dig up fluff pieces on celebs who spend too much time on X or TikTok (Joe Jonas just can’t be without his phone!). Yet “chronically online” is also used by media outlets to describe people like Tyler Robinson, the man charged with killing right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.
“Investigators say Robinson is what some would call chronically online — a person who spends an inordinate amount of time on messaging platforms, on social media, and playing video games,” according to NPR.
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