A lot of these don't have any legitimate reason for your ID. Banking and job sure, but those will ask for it offline too.

> Work? Online.

Presumably my place of employment would have already verified my identity when I started working for them.

> School? Online.

Ditto, and for kids enrolling during lockdown they wouldn't have any ID to hand over anyway.

> Recreational activities? Online.

> Talking to loved ones you don’t live with? Online.

> Birthday party? Online.

> Nonfood shopping? Online.

Doesn't need me to verify my identity.

> Banking?

Every bank I've ever interacted with has done this verification in-person.

> Paying taxes

The government already knows who I am and what I look like (by issuing the ID to me); this is fine.

> and bills?

Direct debit just has a sort code, account number, and name on the account. No verification of identity.

> Job interview?

I wouldn't think that a new employer would be verifying your identity until you actually get the job offer?

> Doctors appointment?

Doesn't need me to verify my identity to arrange it. I have to go there in person anyway, I can damn well show them my ID then.

> Dating? You guessed it, online.

Eh. This one is a grey area. I can see the desire to have members verify who they are. I've also seen how badly that can go wrong.

How true this is probably varies a whole lot from person to person.

Very few of the things you list are things that I do primarily online (even during the pandemic), and none of those are things that I can only do online.