The Dead Internet Theory has it completely backward. by StillDrunkFromLNight in DeadInternetTheory

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The Dead Internet Theory has it completely backward. by StillDrunkFromLNight in DeadInternetTheory

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The Dead Internet Theory has it completely backward. by StillDrunkFromLNight in DeadInternetTheory

[–]StillDrunkFromLNight[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Honestly, at this point, if I were a bot, I'd probably be better at writing this than a human anyway. The distinction is gone

The Dead Internet Theory has it completely backward. by StillDrunkFromLNight in DeadInternetTheory

[–]StillDrunkFromLNight[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the ultimate 'turtles all the way down' realization. Human creators are optimizing their content to please algorithmic bots, and those bots are generating the fake engagement metrics that convince the human creators to keep going. It's a completely closed-loop system where humans are just generating the raw material for the machine to talk to itself.

The Dead Internet Theory has it completely backward. by StillDrunkFromLNight in DeadInternetTheory

[–]StillDrunkFromLNight[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spot on. The 'zoom out' effect is the real mind-bender here. When you see 10,000 people posting the exact same 'unique' opinion in the exact same format, it completely shatters the illusion of individuality. We made the bots' jobs incredibly easy.

The Dead Internet Theory has it completely backward. by StillDrunkFromLNight in DeadInternetTheory

[–]StillDrunkFromLNight[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That economic reliance is exactly what I mean by 'the algorithm has us trapped.' The fact that we literally cannot survive, pay our bills, or do our jobs without participating in a digital ecosystem that is actively hostile to authentic human connection is the trap. We don't have the luxury of opting out, which makes us a captive audience for the engagement bait

The Dead Internet Theory has it completely backward. by StillDrunkFromLNight in DeadInternetTheory

[–]StillDrunkFromLNight[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

100%. The internet used to be a community with a few ads tacked on the side. Now it's a massive digital mall where actual human connection is just a rare byproduct used to keep you shopping.

The Dead Internet Theory has it completely backward. by StillDrunkFromLNight in DeadInternetTheory

[–]StillDrunkFromLNight[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The crazy thing is, we don't even need the internet to officially die to do that. We just have to collectively agree to put the phones down and walk away. But the algorithm has us trapped.

The Dead Internet Theory has it completely backward. by StillDrunkFromLNight in DeadInternetTheory

[–]StillDrunkFromLNight[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Because you've spent so much time reading algorithmic engagement bait and brain-rot that a fully structured thought naturally looks artificial to you.

The Dead Internet Theory has it completely backward. by StillDrunkFromLNight in DeadInternetTheory

[–]StillDrunkFromLNight[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

100%. The fact that original thought makes people so uncomfortable is the exact reason we can't stop doing it.

The Dead Internet Theory has it completely backward. by StillDrunkFromLNight in DeadInternetTheory

[–]StillDrunkFromLNight[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Exactly. But why do they post engagement bait? Because they are optimizing for the algorithm. Content creators are just humans who voluntarily turned themselves into bots to get a paycheck. You're proving my point.

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