Seriously...how many internets are there?

I read a lot of blogs in my limited spare time. Mostly because I don't currently have any new books at home, and I'm too lazy to drive to the library. But also because I like learning new information and discovering new writers, and there are a lot of talented writers out there, blogging about all sorts of topics.

The only thing they all seem to have in common is continually referring to the Internet in the plural sense. This really irritated me at first. I'm talking fingernails down a chalkboard. Then I started wondering if maybe blogging gave one access to an online community spanning multiple galaxies, each with their own version of the Internet.

Well. I've been blogging for four days and I have not been contacted by any alien species. So I turned to the trusty Internet (just the one, thanks) to see what this plurality business is all about.

Wikipedia says that "internets," thanks to G-Dub's superior debating talents, is a term "used humorously to portray the speaker as ignorant about the Internet or about technology in general."

So what's the deal here, Internet community? Are you making subtle political commentary with each of your blog posts? Belittling your knowledge of the Internet or technology in general? Or does this serve some greater purpose that has not yet been revealed to the likes of Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia?

Seriously, help a sister out. I'm new here and I want to fit in.