Just how real is the Net?

[Blue]

If we consider there's so much culture outside the purveiw of The Net, then the whole The Net aspect of this RPG becomes null. We have to assume The Net comprises a large portion of this day's society, time, and money. Think about how pervasive our current internet is. You can hardly have a job without a knowledge of how the internet works and how computers operate. I would think that in this future, The Net would have an even bigger stranglehold of our lives, since most jobs are done on it and it's such a shiny, magical place to be.

It's not that it's horrific to be offline. It's just... lackluster in comparison. Much like how drug-users feel when they aren't on drugs. It's not that reality sucks. It's just such a huge difference to them that it feels that way. Which is why The Net makes such a good... well, antagonist for people wishing to be offline. If it sucked, there'd be no reason to play this any more than to play an RPG about modern-day life.

I can see how certain things would still be very dangerous to install, such as implants which actually go into your neural tissue. However, most brain activity actually occurs on the surface of the brain. I would think that the wealthier of people could have the most advanced implants without risk, as they'd have access to the best technology and best doctors. The majority of people would either have to do with the safer tried-and-true technology, or risk some lower-tier doctor with last-generation equipment. But, I still doubt it would be made illegal. I'm almost certain these monopolies controlling The Net would have incredible pull with the Government. Rather than being made illegal, they would probably instead put warnings out to people, like those on cigarettes.