Dead Internet Theory: The Internet Died In 2016

<p>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?</p><p><br /></p><p>In this episode you will:</p><p>- Understand what the dead internet theory is.</p><p>- Have the dead internet theory explained.</p><p>- Finally understand the dead internet theory memes.</p><p><br /></p><p>👉 Bigfoot Breath Garlic Dust (Affiliate Link):</p><p>🧄 15% OFF with Promo Code at this link: <a href="https://flavorsforest.com/swerve/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://flavorsforest.com/swerve/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>(Show gets a small kick back on order at no cost to you)</p><p><br /></p><p>FOLLOW FOR HIGHER LEVELS OF CONSCIOUSNESS:</p><p>👽 All Links: <a href="https://beacons.ai/theswervepodcast" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beacons.ai/theswervepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>🔥 Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.patreon.com/theswervepodcast" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Consider Supporting + Receive Bonus Content⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>👉 Website: <a href="https://theswervepodcast.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Submit Your Topic Recommendation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> </p><p><br /></p><p>➡️ ABOUT THE SWERVE PODCAST: Deep dives on topics that swerve off the mainstream path. Learn some crazy s#!t. Your home for conspiracy theories and obscure topics.</p><p><br /></p><p>⏰ TIMESTAMPS:</p><p>(0:00) Intro to Dead Internet Theory</p><p>(1:51) Welcome/Pre-Amble</p><p>(5:00) The Basics of Dead Internet Theory</p><p>(15:36) I. ORIGINS OF THE DEAD INTERNET THEORY</p><p>(16:52) Dissecting IlluminatiPirate’s Post</p><p>(23:55) II. TIMELINE OF THE INTERNET'S DEATH</p><p>(25:12) 2004, DARPA Lifelog + The Facebook</p><p>(29:23) 2004-2012, Total Information Awareness</p><p>(30:28) 2010, CIA + Fake Content</p><p>(32:41) 2012, Smith-Mundt Modernization Act</p><p>(33:38) 2012-2016, Big Tech Gov Contracts</p><p>(34:30) 2016, Selfish Ledger Google Leak + Machine Learning</p><p>(36:17) 2017, Deepfakes</p><p>(37:31) 2018, Fake Engagement</p><p>(40:02) III. EVIDENCE OF THE DEAD INTERNET THEORY</p><p>(40:58) Is the Internet a Potemkin Village?</p><p>(45:44) Online Bots and Fake News</p><p>(49:28) Government AI-Generated Propaganda</p><p>(52:42) Content Farming + Astroturfing</p><p>(54:33) IV. FINAL THOUGHTS</p><p>(54:53) Solutions? No.</p><p>(59:25) Trust in Institutions</p><p>(1:00:43) Mass Exodus to IRL</p><p>(1:02:47) Closing on Dead Internet Theory</p><p><br /></p><p>📘 REFERENCES:</p><p>1. General Info on Dead Internet Theory</p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/mrycdwc" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/mrycdwc</a></p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/yc6sm2sf" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/yc6sm2sf</a></p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/4hjdpssn" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/4hjdpssn</a></p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/ycxra8wc" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/ycxra8wc</a></p><p>2. Original Dead Internet Theory Post</p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/4c7jzd66" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/4c7jzd66</a></p><p>3. Meta Automated Bots (Dead Internet Theory Evidence)</p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/mryst3t6" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/mryst3t6</a></p><p>4. DARPA</p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/mraxuh84" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/mraxuh84</a></p><p>5. DARPA LifeLog Project</p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/48xhcftu" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/48xhcftu</a></p><p>6. Total Information Awareness Project   </p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/4smknssne" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/4smknssne</a></p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/mvbueycc" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/mvbueycc</a></p><p>7. Smith-Mundt Modernization Act and Propaganda</p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/yvpyc4nc" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/yvpyc4nc</a></p><p>8. Project Mockingbird True Conspiracy Theory</p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/yp73s4fx" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/yp73s4fx</a></p><p>9. Big Tech and Military Contracts</p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/4bccpz2x" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/4bccpz2x</a></p><p>10. Google’s Selfish Ledger Project</p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/yckdnmwr" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/yckdnmwr</a></p><p>11. Google Neural Machine Translation</p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/2p9nwmya" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/2p9nwmya</a></p><p>12. Deepfakes Emerge 2017 (Dead Internet Theory Evidence)</p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/2wes4j7v" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/2wes4j7v</a></p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/yc3p9s2m" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/yc3p9s2m</a></p><p>13. A Lot of the Internet is Fake (Dead Internet Theory Evidence)</p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/yameas86" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/yameas86</a></p><p>14. Good Agoraroad Dead Internet Theory Posts</p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/2ej3d6rh" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/2ej3d6rh</a></p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/pt37cy62" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/pt37cy62</a></p><p>15. US Military Fake Social Media Accounts (Dead Internet Theory Evidence)</p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/4fdy8vy6" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/4fdy8vy6</a></p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/4ms84z3r" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/4ms84z3r</a></p><p>16. Potemkin Village (Dead Internet Theory Evidence)</p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/ye2b4uvt" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/ye2b4uvt</a></p><p>17. Academic Assessment of Dead Internet Theory</p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/yysyzhws" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/yysyzhws</a></p><p>18. Keeping Internet Human, Resisting Dead Internet Theory</p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/46xhtvn2" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/46xhtvn2</a></p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/yf4kdp8m" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/yf4kdp8m</a></p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/yc757mne" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/yc757mne</a></p><p>19. Rise in Homesteading Interest</p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/ykuut8hx" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/ykuut8hx</a></p><p>20. Metal Gear Solid 2 is A Masterpiece and Predicted Dead Internet Theory 2 Decades Ago</p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/438brc32" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/438brc32</a></p><p><br /></p><p>#DeadInternetTheory #ConspiracyTheories #ArtificialIntelligence #InternetConspiracyTheories #AIconspiracy</p>