Dead Internet theory
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Dead Internet theory was first seen on Lobsters · Hottest on Nov 1, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 17 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #8 of 25, reached on Nov 2, 03:51 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 2, 12:51 UTC.
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I don't think the internet is dead, like you can find plenty of real human beings just doing their thing, but it has a growing signal to noise ratio problem. It was pretty bad even before AI, and it's not become an iota better since the astroturfers started running armies of bots. Ultimately, there are a thousand AI…
A follow-on theory is the dark forest theory of the Internet, which says that humans hide from the bot-infested public internet in private, invite only places. I know I've been much happier with the discourse on lobsters versus HN recently and I think the ease of setting up a chatbot account on the latter is one of…
Someone mentioned it to me and I was like "...wait there's a name for it???" So, maybe other people feel the same way.
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#8 on Lobsters · Hottest, on Nov 2, 03:51 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 30 minutes.
How long has Dead Internet theory been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 1, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (17 checks) since.