#deadInternetTheory

RationizedInsanity🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱🇵🇸I'm starting to think using automated bots to post on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#socialmedia</a> should be illegal.Half of the comments or more I get on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scoopz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scoopz</a> seem very robotic at this point. They aren't even things a stupid person could come up with they often make so little sense.Time to ban them or limit them before the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/deadinternettheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#deadinternettheory</a> becomes a 100% reality and 99.99 percent of activity becomes automatic <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aislop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aislop</a> or cam girls.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/randomthoughts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#randomthoughts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#humor</a>

WulfyWhen Elon Musk met Ghislaine Maxwell at a 2014 gala, she reportedly asked him if “there were a way to remove oneself from the internet,” and encouraged Mr. <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Musk</a> to destroy the internet.8 years later Musk bought twitter for 80 BILLION, the then premier <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#internet</a> communication service, arguably one of the more important platforms. It's is now a <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fascist</a> platform infested by <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a>.Yesterday, Musk switched off <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#starlink</a> to aid a brutal dictator in a war against the largest (geographic) democracy in Europe.<a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/epstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#epstein</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/deadinternettheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#deadinternettheory</a>

Ericka SimoneMe realizing the dismantling of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/netneutrality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#netneutrality</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#twitter</a> safety, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#facebook</a> moderation, coming of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CambridgeAnalytica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CambridgeAnalytica</a> and the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gamergate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gamergate</a> situation all happened around the same time (2011 - 2015), directly driving the downslide into racism and misogyny on the internet, while realizing the first levels of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/deadinternettheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#deadinternettheory</a> started appearing immediately after:

Levente Krisztián BüteI thought that <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Twitter</a> was bad enough after Elon took over, but holy crap, <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Threads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Threads</a> is a positivity circle jerk community where everyone limits who can interact with them, and the rest is just content aggregator BS with reels. Well, except that most people also only post these days about how much they hate AI; after moving on from Ghibli avatars and yellow genAI pictures, now they moved on to defending em dashes and... well, punctuation in general.In conclusion, zero genuinity whatsoever. Not only that, but unless you crack how to go viral, basically you post to an echo chamber. I feel like it's time to retire that account slowly, too.On the positive side, smaller channels on YouTube started to talk more and more about the <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/IndieInternet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndieInternet</a>.Remember when everyone had their own <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/websites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#websites</a>? Not to sell something or to use it as an influencer portfolio, just for the sake of showing their own interests: cats, favourite band, sports, you name it! Well, it's trending again. This is the side effect of the state of <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#socialmedia</a> and that everything is a subscription. People crave the 90s/early 2000s! We're slowly moving back to supporting artists directly by commisioning, buying their music, not using Amazon for books. Slowly, the web is healing.<a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/DeadInternetTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DeadInternetTheory</a>

Joseph<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> music is for bots: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/18/up-to-70-of-streams-of-ai-generated-music-on-deezer-are-fraudulent-says-report" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/18/up-to-70-of-streams-of-ai-generated-music-on-deezer-are-fraudulent-says-report</a>That would make another datapoint in support of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/deadinternettheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#deadinternettheory</a> On a related note one needs to say that there are in fact successful and massively cool applications of AI. Creating music so far has not been one of them 🎶

ColinI love how even the car people are noticing and aware of the AI/LLM/GenAI slop machine. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK_vt3xa6xI" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK_vt3xa6xI</a><a href="https://birdbutt.com/tags/DeadInternetTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DeadInternetTheory</a> <a href="https://birdbutt.com/tags/ModelCollapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ModelCollapse</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://lgbtqia.space/@AeonCypher" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@AeonCypher</a> yes and no.<ul><li>I don't subscribe to the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DeadInternetTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DeadInternetTheory</a> despite <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AIslop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AIslop</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Crawlers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Crawlers</a> making it harder than ever before...</li></ul>That being said we are the minority who want to use our tech and skills for more and higher goals than "consume ourselves happy"…<ul><li>And that sets "us" apart from "them"…</li></ul><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwO0CDYxyxc&t=3m37s" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwO0CDYxyxc&t=3m37s</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Internet_theory" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Internet_theory</a>

Sanjay MohindrooThe Dead Internet Theory invites us to reflect on our online interactions. By prioritizing authenticity and engaging meaningfully, we can create a vibrant digital community. Let’s champion genuine connections and make the internet a better place! 🌟 <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/DeadInternetTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DeadInternetTheory</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/DigitalLandscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalLandscape</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OnlineEngagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OnlineEngagement</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Bots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bots</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Authenticity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Authenticity</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Curiosity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Curiosity</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/InternetCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InternetCulture</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/CommunityBuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CommunityBuilding</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/FutureOfDigital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FutureOfDigital</a><a href="https://medium.com/@sanjay.mohindroo66/the-dead-internet-theory-unraveling-the-mysteries-of-our-digital-realm-e490bdd93133" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://medium.com/@sanjay.mohindroo66/the-dead-internet-theory-unraveling-the-mysteries-of-our-digital-realm-e490bdd93133</a>

Pandka<a href="https://pol.social/@sysek" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@sysek</a> Wszyscy jesteśmy botami <a href="https://pol.social/tags/DeadInternetTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DeadInternetTheory</a>

readbeanicecreamPosts are Likely AI-Generated — Study<a href="https://originality.ai/blog/ai-facebook-posts-study" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://originality.ai/blog/ai-facebook-posts-study</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#technology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ai</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artificialintelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#artificialintelligence</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#socialmedia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#meta</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#facebook</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/deadinternettheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#deadinternettheory</a>

acbTired: the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeadInternetTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DeadInternetTheory</a> Wired: the Taken Internet Theory <a href="https://lemmy.world/post/24836016" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://lemmy.world/post/24836016</a>

acbThe strange case of PhysicsForums, a decades-old web forum on which long-dormant accounts started coming back to life, posting LLM-generated slop, often backdated by decades: <a href="http://hallofdreams.org/posts/physicsforums/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://hallofdreams.org/posts/physicsforums/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeadInternetTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DeadInternetTheory</a>

acbMore on the epidemic of AI-generated inspiration porn on Facebook: <a href="https://www.404media.co/zuckerberg-loves-ai-slop-image-from-spam-account-that-posts-amputated-children/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.404media.co/zuckerberg-loves-ai-slop-image-from-spam-account-that-posts-amputated-children/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeadInternetTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DeadInternetTheory</a>

RoundSparrow 🐦People like to share the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeadInternetTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DeadInternetTheory</a> that everything is fake, but I think there is also more like a "economic dependence on reality" theory and "emotional influence by real events" theory.October 7, 2023 was a real expression of Islamic terrorism and hate, hate as faith,and the counter-response by Israel is grim. USA tried to fight the Taliban in Afghanistan for 20 years and that was grim too. Iran's treatment of women is grim. Sudan is grim. Syria is grim.Russia is all real on hate.

PrivacyDigest“Dead Internet theory” comes to life with new AI-powered social media appThe theory says that most social Internet activity today is artificial and designed to <a href="https://mas.to/tags/manipulate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#manipulate</a> humans for <a href="https://mas.to/tags/engagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#engagement</a>. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ai</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/deadinternettheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#deadinternettheory</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#socialmedia</a><a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=2050587" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/?p=2050587</a>

bfaliszek<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/deadInternetTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#deadInternetTheory</a> <a href="https://journa.host/@w7voa/112672337752935145" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://journa.host/@w7voa/112672337752935145</a>

bfaliszek<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/deadInternetTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#deadInternetTheory</a> <a href="https://mas.to/@ubulex/112637811092436044" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mas.to/@ubulex/112637811092436044</a>

tomek<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DeadInternetTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DeadInternetTheory</a> ;)

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