I didn't say human life, I said modern human life. At this point, and especially considering the recent pandemic and the lockdowns that lead to large swathes of the public having to work from home, internet connections are a non-optional component of participation in society. Especially as more and more services go digital only, for example bank branches closing in favour of online only services.
However, you're right that ISPs aren't the right target, open infrastructure for the network to operate on is closer to what I meant.
I don't think that is true. The biggest consumers of health care are the elderly and many of them (possibly most) don't have the ability to navigate online services.
Someone with no home connection to the Internet is still way ahead of anyone in the 20th century, where you often needed to travel in person to various government offices throughout the year for things that can now be trivially done online.
No, but internet access is a requirement for many mandatory interactions with the government and various service providers so even if you can breathe without internet access you're going to be doing so from a cardboard box. Unless you want to lead a normal life you are not able to live without internet access in many developed countries. Bit by bit all alternative pathways to interact with parties that you have to interact with are phased out.
However, you're right that ISPs aren't the right target, open infrastructure for the network to operate on is closer to what I meant.