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What's your opinion on "The Dead Internet" Theory? - Hero - Jun 17, 2025
Hello Hackforums,
so the idea is that the AI will completely fake the internet. Considering that META is creating fake profiles now, it seems that we are on a pretty good track for that theory to become true.
In case you don't know what im talking about:
Please share your thoughts.
RE: What's your opinion on "The Dead Internet" Theory? - Pοιsonlεaf - Jun 17, 2025
Imo it's already here, Def on Facebook & Instagram. AI Bots are posting content, liking eachother content, sharing & even add comments.
It's one big fake circle already getting spread everywhere.
RE: What's your opinion on "The Dead Internet" Theory? - Dennis - Jun 17, 2025
Reddit gained early traction in part due to the deliberate use of fake profiles by its founders to simulate activity and shape the site's early tone. Same for Quora and other social media. It's always been this way in some form or another. It does seem to get worse, though.
RE: What's your opinion on "The Dead Internet" Theory? - Hero - Jun 17, 2025
(Jun 17, 2025 04:50 AM)Dennis Wrote: Reddit gained early traction in part due to the deliberate use of fake profiles by its founders to simulate activity and shape the site's early tone. Same for Quora and other social media. It's always been this way in some form or another. It does seem to get worse, though.
Exactly. Considering that AI can nearly perfectly imitate voices..
We surely have a dark future ahead.
RE: What's your opinion on "The Dead Internet" Theory? - Bastille - Jun 17, 2025
There will be two options in my opinion :
- the end of the Internet, smart enough people will just leave to reconnect to the real world as the Internet is rotting
OR
- more control from gov to access the Internet like a KYC to access the internet, post something, share pics, and so on, to lead to a mass surveillance
RE: What's your opinion on "The Dead Internet" Theory? - Hero - Jun 17, 2025
(Jun 17, 2025 05:05 AM)Bastille Wrote: There will be two options in my opinion :
- the end of the Internet, smart enough people will just leave to reconnect to the real world as the Internet is rotting
OR
- more control from gov to access the Internet like a KYC to access the internet, post something, share pics, and so on, to lead to a mass surveillance
We have seen what happend when tiktok got "banned". People will go insane. They are addicted.
Even myself. 2 years ago, i have told myself, that tiktok and instagram reels are dumb. Boring. Dangerous.
Now i watch instagram reels everyday before bed.
I will say that the goverment will heavily regulate it, force us to ID ourselfs and feed us propaganda.
But as you said before. The best option will be that AI acts as a nuclear bomb and kills the internet before it completely makes us slaves.
RE: What's your opinion on "The Dead Internet" Theory? - junooo - Jun 17, 2025
(Jun 17, 2025 04:50 AM)Dennis Wrote: Reddit gained early traction in part due to the deliberate use of fake profiles by its founders to simulate activity and shape the site's early tone. Same for Quora and other social media. It's always been this way in some form or another. It does seem to get worse, though.
Oh really???! I never knew this. Super interesting... kinda scary too...
RE: What's your opinion on "The Dead Internet" Theory? - Dennis - Jun 17, 2025
(Jun 17, 2025 05:15 AM)Hero Wrote: We have seen what happend when tiktok got "banned". People will go insane. They are addicted.
Even myself. 2 years ago, i have told myself, that tiktok and instagram reels are dumb. Boring. Dangerous.
Now i watch instagram reels everyday before bed.
I will say that the goverment will heavily regulate it, force us to ID ourselfs and feed us propaganda.
But as you said before. The best option will be that AI acts as a nuclear bomb and kills the internet before it completely makes us slaves.
Although I'm not particularly a fan of Neil deGrasse Tyson, I find his perspective on AI and its impact on the internet quite interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AxM2XTwaaUA
Basically the internet as a source of information cease to exist as anything can and will be faked.
I can totally see that happening.
RE: What's your opinion on "The Dead Internet" Theory? - Hero - Jun 17, 2025
(Jun 17, 2025 09:44 AM)Dennis Wrote: Although I'm not particularly a fan of Neil deGrasse Tyson, I find his perspective on AI and its impact on the internet quite interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AxM2XTwaaUA
Basically the internet as a source of information cease to exist as anything can and will be faked.
I can totally see that happening.
That scares me so much. And people also talk about the "Great Reset". That seems to fit in so perfectly with the narrative..
RE: What's your opinion on "The Dead Internet" Theory? - Undead - Jun 17, 2025
There's definitely more bots on the internet than real people. Especially on social media sites and YouTube, bots are used to set trends and make certain content go viral.
RE: What's your opinion on "The Dead Internet" Theory? - Hero - Jun 18, 2025
(Jun 18, 2025 01:20 AM)Lowkey Wrote: It is very real. Pick any influencer you can think of and go read their comments.
First few dozen - real people.
Bottom 234234 comments - bots.
Many such cases.
Sadly true. I believe, a few years ago, youtube said that by 2025 half of the views will be fake. The extend will be even worse in the future..
RE: What's your opinion on "The Dead Internet" Theory? - Crack4 - Jun 18, 2025
I don't like the sound of this. Most things seem to take a negative direction these days. Like the world has turned evil.
RE: What's your opinion on "The Dead Internet" Theory? - K4RM4 - Aug 18, 2025
It’s here man.