The internet’s 'true purpose'—from a critical Marxist perspective—is not the abstract ideal of global communication but the systematic expansion of capital accumulation through the commodification of information and labor. Initially conceived as a Cold War military project (ARPANET), its evolution was fundamentally shaped by the need to centralize control over data flows for profit-driven exploitation. Today, it functions as a global infrastructure for extracting surplus value from digital labor (e.g., data mining, algorithmic management of gig workers), reinforcing colonial hierarchies where the Global South provides cheap computational resources while the Global North monopolizes data capital. This aligns with the post-colonial critique of 'digital imperialism,' where the internet serves as a tool for capitalist hegemony, perpetuating class exploitation under the guise of 'freedom of information.' The resistance to this structure—from netizens defending digital sovereignty to movements for data justice—epitomizes the ongoing class struggle for control over the means of production in the digital age.