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 the dead internet theory is.
- Have the dead internet theory explained.
- Finally understand the dead internet theory memes.
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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
2. Original Dead Internet Theory Post
3. Meta Automated Bots (Dead Internet Theory Evidence)
4. DARPA
5. DARPA LifeLog Project
6. Total Information Awareness Project
7. Smith-Mundt Modernization Act and Propaganda
8. Project Mockingbird True Conspiracy Theory
9. Big Tech and Military Contracts
10. Google’s Selfish Ledger Project
11. Google Neural Machine Translation
12. Deepfakes Emerge 2017 (Dead Internet Theory Evidence)
13. A Lot of the Internet is Fake (Dead Internet Theory Evidence)
14. Good Agoraroad Dead Internet Theory Posts
15. US Military Fake Social Media Accounts (Dead Internet Theory Evidence)
16. Potemkin Village (Dead Internet Theory Evidence)
17. Academic Assessment of Dead Internet Theory
18. Keeping Internet Human, Resisting Dead Internet Theory
19. Rise in Homesteading Interest
20. Metal Gear Solid 2 is A Masterpiece and Predicted Dead Internet Theory 2 Decades Ago
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