Do you believe in dead internet theory?

[JackyChin]

The theory that most "people" on the internet are bots and most content on mainstream sites is manipulated by powerful entities (advertisers, governments, propagandists)

ChatGPT will make this easier for sure I've already seen some comments on misc which are for sure bot generated.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Internet_theory

[TaeBoNinja]

No, because it's a stupid theory

[DrugsToGetBig]

its real


think about how condensed the internet has become over the last decade

the internet was a vast, open, endless world


now its primarily traversed by a select few apps and maybe a dozen websites at best

[gmenfan40]

Makes sense. Just look at what happened with Twitter as an example. Plenty of identical comments from different usernames with random numbers attached to them, almost like they were mass-generated. (Super Ded fkn Srs)

[Evolutionary1]

Yes

[ralphlaurenbrah]

Yes it's 100% real now. Chatgpt and the other AI systems are so good that you basically can't tell them apart from humans now on the internet and you can easily make them not seem like bots by saying something like "i want you to comment on the internet posts as if you were a pro china american that has average intelligence and vocabulary. Try not to be obvious about the pro china bias" and it will do it perfectly every single time.


AI is extremely scary now.

[MetroBrah]

Thought this was already proven. Even Elon said more than half or some crazy number of twitter users were bots when he first got a hold of it.

Not to mention popular ******** pages were discovered to be Russian troll farms.

[JayJ350]

Makes sense. Just look at what happened with Twitter as an example. Plenty of identical comments from different usernames with random numbers attached to them, almost like they were mass-generated. (Super Ded fkn Srs)

I see the same thing on sites like metacritic to pump up user scores, it's everywhere. Some will even have the same username essentially with just a different number variation at the end lol.

[x-trainer ben]

The theory that most "people" on the internet are bots and most content on mainstream sites is manipulated by powerful entities (advertisers, governments, propagandists)

ChatGPT will make this easier for sure I've already seen some comments on misc which are for sure bot generated.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Internet_theory

Nope,
AI doesn't insult you personally...... like many of these clowns, or try to take digs and swipes when you make basic non controversial statements online.
These are humans.......... that are overly emotional, jealous, and insecure, not AI.......in my opinion.

[JayJ350]

its real


think about how condensed the internet has become over the last decade

the internet was a vast, open, endless world


now its primarily traversed by a select few apps and maybe a dozen websites at best

Yup, I miss the days when everyone was scattered across a ton of different websites, made it easy to find a space that felt genuine. Now everything is on these mega-platforms where big-tech controls everything.

[Zere0wn]

i believe something along these lines. if you ever go on a big reddit sub, you will see blatantly wrong things upvoted to the moon. it's either bots or everyone is really stupid...considering it's reddit i'd believe either.

[johnnydeep1]

interesting.

[JayJ350]

i believe something along these lines. if you ever go on a big reddit sub, you will see blatantly wrong things upvoted to the moon. it's either bots or everyone is really stupid...considering it's reddit i'd believe either.

Same deal on news sites as well. There is hardly anything genuine on the internet anymore.

[nettripper]

Makes sense. Just look at what happened with Twitter as an example. Plenty of identical comments from different usernames with random numbers attached to them, almost like they were mass-generated. (Super Ded fkn Srs)

Reddit is like that along with yahoo comments and movie reviewer comments

[TaeBoNinja]

its real


think about how condensed the internet has become over the last decade

the internet was a vast, open, endless world


now its primarily traversed by a select few apps and maybe a dozen websites at best

No, the Internet used ot be condensed, now it's huge. Apps have nothing to do with the zie of the Internet at all

This theiry is worse than the Flat Earth

[JayJ350]

No, the Internet used ot be condensed, now it's huge. Apps have nothing to do with the zie of the Internet at all

This theiry is worse than the Flat Earth

Lol what, the internet was way more spread out before, the smartphone era made everything far more consolidated.

[Onlinedatingcel]

The "Dead Internet Theory" you mentioned is a speculative concept that suggests a significant portion of internet activity is generated by automated systems, such as bots, and that much of the content is manipulated by powerful entities like advertisers, governments, and propagandists. It's important to note that this theory lacks strong empirical evidence and is often considered more of a speculative or conspiratorial idea rather than an established fact.

While there certainly are instances of automated accounts, bots, and manipulation on the internet, the extent to which these elements dominate online interactions is a matter of debate. Online platforms implement various measures to detect and combat bot activity, and researchers continually study and monitor these phenomena.

It's crucial to approach these theories critically and rely on evidence-based conclusions. While there are certainly challenges with online misinformation and manipulation, not all internet activity can be attributed to bots or malicious actors. Many users contribute genuine content, discussions, and interactions on the internet.

If you come across suspicious or potentially automated content, it's a good practice to verify information from multiple sources and consider the context before drawing conclusions.

[NESBrah]

The theory that most "people" on the internet are bots and most content on mainstream sites is manipulated by powerful entities (advertisers, governments, propagandists)

ChatGPT will make this easier for sure I've already seen some comments on misc which are for sure bot generated.

The bolded isn't even up for debate. Anyone who isn't completely blind about everything understands that the internet is controlled by a relatively select few power entitities compared to what it seems it should be like.

[JayJ350]

The "Dead Internet Theory" you mentioned is a speculative concept that suggests a significant portion of internet activity is generated by automated systems, such as bots, and that much of the content is manipulated by powerful entities like advertisers, governments, and propagandists. It's important to note that this theory lacks strong empirical evidence and is often considered more of a speculative or conspiratorial idea rather than an established fact.

While there certainly are instances of automated accounts, bots, and manipulation on the internet, the extent to which these elements dominate online interactions is a matter of debate. Online platforms implement various measures to detect and combat bot activity, and researchers continually study and monitor these phenomena.

It's crucial to approach these theories critically and rely on evidence-based conclusions. While there are certainly challenges with online misinformation and manipulation, not all internet activity can be attributed to bots or malicious actors. Many users contribute genuine content, discussions, and interactions on the internet.

If you come across suspicious or potentially automated content, it's a good practice to verify information from multiple sources and consider the context before drawing conclusions.

This reads like a bot comment

[TaeBoNinja]

Lol what, the internet was way more spread out before, the smartphone era made everything far more consolidated.

No it wasn't. I've been on the Web since it began, was on the Net as a kid before there was a Web lol

The Internet is VASTLY more spread out now. Smartphones have zero to do with the internet really, it only impacts social media which is closed services

[TaeBoNinja]

The bolded isn't even up for debate. Anyone who isn't completely blind about everything understands that the internet is controlled by a relatively select few power entitities compared to what it seems it should be like.

The internet isn't controlled by a select few. There's over a billion websites

[NESBrah]

The internet isn't controlled by a select few. There's over a billion websites

You're missing the bigger picture of what I'm saying.

Whether you're doing so intentionally or not is the only thing I'm still trying to figure out.

[JayJ350]

The internet isn't controlled by a select few. There's over a billion websites

Yet only a handful of them really matter as public platforms.

[TaeBoNinja]

You're missing the bigger picture of what I'm saying.

What bigger picture?

[TaeBoNinja]

Yet only a handful of them really matter as public platforms.

By what metric? Just because you don't go to a website doesn't mean it doesn't matter. The Misc is active but 0.00001% of people know about it. That's how the Internet works.

[MBisonSon]

Yes it's 100% real now. Chatgpt and the other AI systems are so good that you basically can't tell them apart from humans now on the internet and you can easily make them not seem like bots by saying something like "i want you to comment on the internet posts as if you were a pro china american that has average intelligence and vocabulary. Try not to be obvious about the pro china bias" and it will do it perfectly every single time.


AI is extremely scary now.

LOL it's not AI, it's a glorified soundboard tied into a search function.

When real AI hits (hopefully in the VERY distant future) it will be time for humans to LDAR.

[BigGuyTruth]

Yes, 100%

[SmithMachineGuy]

I believe it. Just look how worthless a google search is these days.

[JayJ350]

By what metric? Just because you don't go to a website doesn't mean it doesn't matter. The Misc is active but 0.00001% of people know about it. That's how the Internet works.

Lol @ thinking small websites can hold a candle to mega-platforms with over a billion users backed by multi-billion or trillion dollar corporations.

[NESBrah]

By what metric? Just because you don't go to a website doesn't mean it doesn't matter. The Misc is active but 0.00001% of people know about it. That's how the Internet works.

He's saying you aren't thinking practically; that you're getting caught up in semantics and technicalities more for the sake of arguing than the actual specific arguement taking place.