internet

In reviewing the copyedits of Unexpectedly, Milo, I was saddened to learn that the word Internet still requires capitalization.

Why? Can we please agree to stop the insanity?

The internet is not a place like Tallahassee and Timbuktu. It is a network of computers, no different than the telephone or electrical lines that crisscross our country. Why it must still be capitalized is beyond my imagination.

I dare someone to defend this ridiculous convention.