The internet isn’t what we think. It is physical, subject to the vagaries of nature and time, just as our bodies are. Like us, it will flicker and fade. The internet’s fragility crops up everywhere: in the sudden disappearance of a relied-upon website, and in the endless thrum of posts, images, and videos.
In meteorology, clouds are also physical objects with a size and a weight and a limited lifespan that are subject to the vagaries of nature and time? It seems like a fine metaphor?