The Dead Internet Theory posits online existence is fake. Articles we read, accounts we follow, content we consume—designed by AI to keep us clicking, scrolling, and buying. And... It might be right?

In this episode you will:

- Understand what is the dead internet theory.

- Have the dead internet theory explained.

- Finally understand the dead internet theory memes.

- Be horrified by the incoming wave of AI slop.

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⏰ TIMESTAMPS:

(0:00) Intro to Dead Internet Theory

(1:51) Welcome/Pre-Amble

(5:00) The Basics of Dead Internet Theory

(15:36) I. ORIGINS OF THE DEAD INTERNET THEORY

(16:52) Dissecting IlluminatiPirate’s Post

(23:55) II. TIMELINE OF THE INTERNET'S DEATH

(25:12) 2004, DARPA Lifelog + The Facebook

(29:23) 2004-2012, Total Information Awareness

(30:28) 2010, CIA + Fake Content

(32:41) 2012, Smith-Mundt Modernization Act

(33:38) 2012-2016, Big Tech Gov Contracts

(34:30) 2016, Selfish Ledger Google Leak + Machine Learning

(36:17) 2017, Deepfakes

(37:31) 2018, Fake Engagement

(40:02) III. EVIDENCE OF THE DEAD INTERNET THEORY

(40:58) Is the Internet a Potemkin Village?

(45:44) Online Bots and Fake News

(49:28) Government AI-Generated Propaganda

(52:42) Content Farming + Astroturfing

(54:33) IV. FINAL THOUGHTS

(54:53) Solutions? No.

(59:25) Trust in Institutions

(1:00:43) Mass Exodus to IRL

(1:02:47) Closing on Dead Internet Theory

📘 REFERENCES:

1. General Info on Dead Internet Theory

https://tinyurl.com/mrycdwc

https://tinyurl.com/yc6sm2sf

https://tinyurl.com/4hjdpssn

https://tinyurl.com/ycxra8wc

2. Original Dead Internet Theory Post

https://tinyurl.com/4c7jzd66

3. Meta Automated Bots

https://tinyurl.com/mryst3t6

4. DARPA

https://tinyurl.com/mraxuh84

5. DARPA LifeLog Project

https://tinyurl.com/48xhcftu

6. Total Information Awareness Project   

https://tinyurl.com/4smknssne

https://tinyurl.com/mvbueycc

7. Smith-Mundt Modernization Act and Propaganda

https://tinyurl.com/yvpyc4nc

8. Project Mockingbird

https://tinyurl.com/yp73s4fx

9. Big Tech and Military Contracts

https://tinyurl.com/4bccpz2x

10. Google’s Selfish Ledger Project

https://tinyurl.com/yckdnmwr

11. Google Neural Machine Translation

https://tinyurl.com/2p9nwmya

12. Deepfakes Emerge 2017

https://tinyurl.com/2wes4j7v

https://tinyurl.com/yc3p9s2m

13. A Lot of the Internet is Fake

https://tinyurl.com/yameas86

14. Other Good Agoraroad Dead Internet Theory Posts

https://tinyurl.com/2ej3d6rh

https://tinyurl.com/pt37cy62

15. US Military Fake Social Media Accounts

https://tinyurl.com/4fdy8vy6

https://tinyurl.com/4ms84z3r

16. Potemkin Village + Dead Internet Theory

https://tinyurl.com/ye2b4uvt

17. Academic Assessment of Dead Internet Theory

https://tinyurl.com/yysyzhws

18. Keeping Internet Human

https://tinyurl.com/46xhtvn2

https://tinyurl.com/yf4kdp8m

https://tinyurl.com/yc757mne

19. Rise in Homesteading

https://tinyurl.com/ykuut8hx

20. Metal Gear Solid 2 is A Masterpiece and Predicted Dead Internet Theory 2 Decades Ago

https://tinyurl.com/438brc32