In this article we are going to explore a range of subjects that were largely left out of the original TMP but which I find to be very important to the future history it hopes to cultivate; the evolution of the Internet and the companion evolution of humanity. The Evolution of the Virtual Habitat: With some notion of the basic technology of the virtual habitat let's now consider the nature of the virtual environment itself. What will this place be like, how will we use it, and how will it effect our culture and civilization? The Low-Immersive Phase: The Immersive Phase: The AI Phase: Eric Hunting