NET is not a balk of wires, terminals and electricity within it, net is a structure first of all. During all history the humanity has been moving forward NET implementation and this process is not finished yet.
NET is a product of capitalist society.
Without this social and economic system it will look absolutely different. NET is the analogy for the big shareholding company - lots of shareholders and none with the control interest. It is logical completition of all human history, we all were moving to this. BUT we still can not imagine all the aspects of NET culture. It is getting larger and larger, and I will not amplify saying that it is out of control now.