I see all of life as a giant slime mold that's existed for a few
   billions years, and we're a marvelous part of it - and
   everything we create become part of its biology, including the
   Internet.
   I like my viewpoint here because it ALSO encompasses things that
   appear invisible to us, like communication, talking, thinking,
   typing, etc and moves us away from the 'we're just brains in
   meatbags" view we're taught.