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