Interestingly my favorite game to gamble and the game I gamble constantly are different things. This derives from the fact that I enjoy poker a lot but I enjoy it while playing with people in real time, face to face because that is how poker should be played in my taste (no offense to online poker players because there are too many of them as well) and that is why I get to play it very rarely when my friends are willing to play, and that is why my favorite game to gamble is not the game I play most frequently.
However the game I play most frequently is divided into two as well, I like gambling on sports and I like gambling on dice, both of which I do, sports is not as frequent as well because games are usually not every day (there are some games every day if you want to gamble on them, I just do not like to gamble on all games) and I can gamble on dice anytime I want, however when you look at the wagered amount, I gamble on them both equally.
I agree with you, playing poker face to face is completely different to playing online.
When playing online most of the people are multi tabling, it only comes down to your strategy and playing for maximum profit. But when playing offline with friends, it is also about having fun and a good night with your mates. Also when playing with friends I tend to drink as well, so after a few drinks I won't be playing optimal poker anymore. However, since the corona pandemic I haven't played any offline poker, at the moment playing online is the only real option.
Maybe it's true about the majority of online poker players, but no one is forcing us to do the same. I myself have stopped multi tabling a couple of years ago, and I enjoy playing online poker much more since. I don't care if others at my table are playing other games simultaneously. It's really up to them, none of my business.
At one point, in the past, it seemed to me that playing at two tables at once was bringing better results, so I was playing that way for some time, and only later I abandoned the idea. So I understand those players, and am not going to talk them out, but I myself don't do it.
Regarding the difference between "face to face" and online poker, well, obviously it's there when you are watching the game on TV or YouTube, but when you are
playing this difference is irrelevant, because it doesn't affect the game (I wanted to add "much", but changed my mind, bc, really, to me, it doesn't affect the game at all.).
At first, I thought that if I just give the appropriate odds and let it bet automatically, I can make a profit. But that's not true, the more you play, the higher the odds of losing and the more money you lose. When the number of bets goes high, your odds of winning will equalize at 50%. And then, the fee you have to pay to the house will be the amount that you lose. In short, you always lose, unless you are extremely lucky 
