An AI discussion of the article The Science of the Feed: Why 2025 Feels Like 1982 at https://williamlweaver.substack.com/p/the-silence-of-the-feed
Does posting online today feel like shouting into the void?
In 1982, I sat alone with a Timex Sinclair 1000, typing code into a silent screen. Forty-three years later, despite billions of theoretical connections, the silence feels exactly the same.
In this edition of Independent Variables, we break down the systems dynamics behind this phenomenon. From the death of the Social Graph and the rise of the "Interest Graph" to the "Dark Forest" theory of the internet, we explore why intelligent discourse has retreated into the shadows—becoming the "Dark Matter" of the web.
It’s not you. It’s the system. And it’s time to find new frequencies.
#SystemsThinking #DarkForestTheory #DeadInternetTheory #DigitalCommons #TheBridgeGeneration
