an: premisses: 1. the networks are not only information networks. 2. the information networks are not only technical issues. conclusion: the world consists of networks that consist of everything. - example 1: new NC light sources replacing PC light bulbs. light is energy, not information. photons, not bits. example 2: internet affects f. ex. on governance and is a political issue. of it might be technology driven, but not technically centered anymore. the net is a culture. the culture is a net. their convergence is nulture.