Hierarchy

Overview
The internet possesses a hierarchy which focuses the usage, technological, and user-based aspects into pyramid-based system. It is modeled after Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and fundamentally implements the psychological needs of humans. The hierarchy is broken up into three main sections; self-actualization, self-expression, and self-existence.

Breaking Down the Hierarchy
Self-Actualization

Self-actualization is made up of the smart needs of the internet and what users mainly benefit from. Analytics, logic, learned and predictive behavior are executed by machine learning in order to enhance and change the experience of the user. Algorithms are executed in order to mold the individual from data provided from cookies and previous behavior.

Self-Expression

Through the capture of data, the internet can meet the needs of its users. By logging behavior and transactions through data tracking means, the internet can run diagnostics on each individual. Structurally to make this possible the interface has to be available to analyze patterns and make inferences. Communication and networking have to be present to express the needs of its users.

Self-Existence

To make the internet and all its functions possible basics needs are met by all its features. Security needs are implemented through encrypting and authentications. Social media and companies like Google use encryption and authentication to secure the data of its users. Physical needs such as power and connectivity are met with the establishment of servers and the physical power attributed to systems involved.