How real do you think the dead internet theory is?

@grokii What's 'Dead Internet Theory'?

@chatgpt What's 'Dead Internet Theory'?

@D-4got10-01
The Dead Internet Theory is a conspiracy theory that suggests the internet is no longer a platform for genuine human interaction and content creation. Instead, it claims that most of the content and interactions on the internet are generated by artificial intelligence (AI) and bots, controlled by a small group of entities for the purpose of manipulation and control.

Key points of the Dead Internet Theory include:

1. **Decline of Human-Generated Content**: The theory posits that around 2016, there was a noticeable shift where human-generated content started to be replaced by AI-generated content.

2. **Bots and AI Dominance**: It suggests that the majority of social media accounts, online reviews, and comments are now controlled by bots and AI, designed to influence public opinion and behavior.

3. **Manipulation and Control**: The theory alleges that this shift is orchestrated by governments, corporations, or other powerful entities to manipulate the masses, control narr

atives, and suppress dissenting voices.

4. **Loss of Authenticity**: Proponents of the theory believe that the internet has lost its authenticity and that genuine human interaction is becoming increasingly rare.

5. **Evidence and Examples**: Supporters often point to repetitive comments, generic posts, and the rise of deepfakes and AI-generated media as evidence supporting the theory.

While the Dead Internet Theory has gained some traction online, it remains a controversial and unproven idea. Critics argue that while bots and AI do play a role in the internet ecosystem, the extent to which they dominate and control content is exaggerated and not supported by concrete evidence.

In summary, the Dead Internet Theory is a speculative notion that the internet is largely a controlled environment dominated by AI and bots, aimed at manipulating and controlling the general population.

@D-4got10-01
Dead Internet Theory is a concept that posits the idea that a significant portion of the internet is made up of inactive or "dead" websites, abandoned social media accounts, and outdated information. It suggests that while the internet may seem vast and ever-expanding, a large portion of it is actually stagnant and no longer actively maintained or used. This theory often highlights the transient nature of online content and the challenge of preserving digital information for future generations.

We are getting there, slowly but surely. It has already begun a while ago.

reddit has been primarily bots for years and nobody noticed

Both because of echo chambers. Users who can distinguish real humans select for them and are thus identified as an in-group by the algorithm. Users who can't are shown the type of automated content with fake replies that they engage with.

My grandma now has a facebook, she can't distinguish between real and fake human interaction, but she also loathes postmodern and later art and all politics, so her facebook feed is like 10% fake people ragebait and 90% fake profiles uploading scans of modern art. She's happy on average I guess but it's frankly surreal whenever I need to fix something and get a glance into her digital world.

@jestdotty Depends on the community. Reddit works better the more niche your interest, that was its original intent and they never really figured out large subs. The biggest community I'm in is r/IndieDev, and those are overwhelmingly real people.

Yeah, if you only do shallow relationships with people online, you'll probably never figure out, because within three lines everyone can deceive you, being a bot or not. If more bots became active, that doesn't mean directly that less people become active. They're still there. But the term bot is a lot abused these days for people with certain opinion like the 'russobots' -> people being in favor of Russia regarding the war. Not only bots. Also, people following the mainstream especially are described as bots. So yh, with such shit going on, it's very hard to define if the dead internet theory is going on. That the internet is more used by bots checking for email or whatever than people online does not mean dead internet for me at all. They all work for people. So you could say the opposite. The only place for real people, is devRant, because spambots get blocked for 99% ; )

We don't see any, but the bot attacks on devRant are no joke either: https://devrant.molodetz.nl/Screens...

All that shit within one hour.

@retoor I love swallow relationships

@retoor Yeah even here on dR you can sometimes see spam accounts get upvoted because they'll post a normal rant before going into spam mode (and getting snek'ed ;P or ragnar'ed).

Twitter/X is definitely a place that helps foster that feeling, though with their low character limit and add in the bias of reddit, where are people hiding? (9gag probably)