This is true for almost everything. The bank is still open for 2 hours a day if you want to check your balance. The point is that this anti-pattern is being pushed for more and more functionality.
The package tracking will literally come to your front door, which is definitely not true for almost everything. Maybe it is true of your bank balance, if you still receive that by mail.
Why aren't you keeping track of your balance yourself?
Do you track your bank balance yourself?
What's with the strawman? Why don't you verify the balance you keep track of is correct periodically?