the chicken or the egg

Castells [1996] have posited the emergence of a ‘network society’. This is caused by globalization and the development of technology. Or the development of technology emerged network society and globalization? Arsenault wrote "the presence of ubiquitous networking technology, the consideration of networks as social constructs also raises the question of the chicken or the egg." In my opinion, people study, develop something and do research to fulfill their needs. These technologies were invented because we have the needs to expand our network and to make it easier to communicate with one another. On the other hand, the expansion of our network and the desire to make it more efficient make us to improve the technologies. They are strongly connected and reinforce each other.