I love how you captured this idea because I think of the internet in similar terms often. It's bizarre that having access to the entire globe's database of thoughts, books, and ideas in the palm of your hand on a tiny screen is now just an every day part of life. It will be even more fascinating to see how projects like Golem and SingularityNet use blockchain technology and AI to sort through all this data in a way that humans cannot currently. We have manifested an external "hive-mind" of sorts similar to the metaphysical concept of the akashic records. Maybe one day in the future the 3D cat you print will actually be fitted with robotics and an AI brain, so it will actually meow and chase lasers for us. :)