Dead Internet Theory: The Internet Died In 2016

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

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 (Dead Internet Theory Evidence)

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 True Conspiracy Theory

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/2