#deadinternettheory — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #deadinternettheory, aggregated by home.social.
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New York Times: Chatbots Are Pushing Us Toward a Post-Human Internet. This link goes to a gift article. “Depending on whom you ask, bot loops might be banal, dystopian or genuinely useful. No matter how people feel about them, researchers say we’re going to see bot loops much more often as we deputize A.I. systems to do our bidding.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/18/new-york-times-chatbots-are-pushing-us-toward-a-post-human-internet/ -
New York Times: Chatbots Are Pushing Us Toward a Post-Human Internet. This link goes to a gift article. “Depending on whom you ask, bot loops might be banal, dystopian or genuinely useful. No matter how people feel about them, researchers say we’re going to see bot loops much more often as we deputize A.I. systems to do our bidding.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/18/new-york-times-chatbots-are-pushing-us-toward-a-post-human-internet/ -
New York Times: Chatbots Are Pushing Us Toward a Post-Human Internet. This link goes to a gift article. “Depending on whom you ask, bot loops might be banal, dystopian or genuinely useful. No matter how people feel about them, researchers say we’re going to see bot loops much more often as we deputize A.I. systems to do our bidding.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/18/new-york-times-chatbots-are-pushing-us-toward-a-post-human-internet/ -
New York Times: Chatbots Are Pushing Us Toward a Post-Human Internet. This link goes to a gift article. “Depending on whom you ask, bot loops might be banal, dystopian or genuinely useful. No matter how people feel about them, researchers say we’re going to see bot loops much more often as we deputize A.I. systems to do our bidding.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/18/new-york-times-chatbots-are-pushing-us-toward-a-post-human-internet/ -
New York Times: Chatbots Are Pushing Us Toward a Post-Human Internet. This link goes to a gift article. “Depending on whom you ask, bot loops might be banal, dystopian or genuinely useful. No matter how people feel about them, researchers say we’re going to see bot loops much more often as we deputize A.I. systems to do our bidding.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/18/new-york-times-chatbots-are-pushing-us-toward-a-post-human-internet/ -
(not an AI doomer)
How serious is the Artificial Intelligence threat?
0:00- Intro
2:05- Fearing AI in Science Fiction
6:26- The Importance of a Shared Reality
7:55- The Dead Internet Theory
11:41- Humanoids & The Uncanny Valley
14:42- Rejecting GenAI Slop
18:41- Teens A& GenAI
21:42- Making Money With GenAI
24:00- How We’ve Been Prepared For a Fake Reality & The Surveillance State
29:33- AI Psychosis & Fake History
31:53- Data Centers & The Race Against China
35:00- Singularity & Runaway AI
37:00- We Should All Be More Alarmed
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Cloudflare says humans could become a "rounding error" as bots generate 1,000 times more internet traffic
> AI agents are accelerating the rise of non-human traffic
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Cloudflare says humans could become a "rounding error" as bots generate 1,000 times more internet traffic
> AI agents are accelerating the rise of non-human traffic
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Cloudflare says humans could become a "rounding error" as bots generate 1,000 times more internet traffic
> AI agents are accelerating the rise of non-human traffic
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Cloudflare says humans could become a "rounding error" as bots generate 1,000 times more internet traffic
> AI agents are accelerating the rise of non-human traffic
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Cloudflare says humans could become a "rounding error" as bots generate 1,000 times more internet traffic
> AI agents are accelerating the rise of non-human traffic
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The dead internet theory. The internet is dead because it was murdered.
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The dead internet theory. The internet is dead because it was murdered.
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The dead internet theory. The internet is dead because it was murdered.
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The dead internet theory. The internet is dead because it was murdered.
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The dead internet theory. The internet is dead because it was murdered.
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I can't tell if dead internet theory is happening over at Gram.social or if there's some sort of Eternal September situation going on with a bunch of Gen Z'ers from the Middle East who just discovered that particular Pixelfed instance (or perhaps it's a little bit of both). For anyone who has an account on Gram.social, just browse through the Discover/Trending tab or local feed to see what I'm talking about.
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I can't tell if dead internet theory is happening over at Gram.social or if there's some sort of Eternal September situation going on with a bunch of Gen Z'ers from the Middle East who just discovered that particular Pixelfed instance (or perhaps it's a little bit of both). For anyone who has an account on Gram.social, just browse through the Discover/Trending tab or local feed to see what I'm talking about.
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I can't tell if dead internet theory is happening over at Gram.social or if there's some sort of Eternal September situation going on with a bunch of Gen Z'ers from the Middle East who just discovered that particular Pixelfed instance (or perhaps it's a little bit of both). For anyone who has an account on Gram.social, just browse through the Discover/Trending tab or local feed to see what I'm talking about.
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I can't tell if dead internet theory is happening over at Gram.social or if there's some sort of Eternal September situation going on with a bunch of Gen Z'ers from the Middle East who just discovered that particular Pixelfed instance (or perhaps it's a little bit of both). For anyone who has an account on Gram.social, just browse through the Discover/Trending tab or local feed to see what I'm talking about.
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Another area where AI crap is stealing and making things worse: the background of YouTubers...
Plagiarism will ruin our beloved internet at a very high rate now 🙄
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Another area where AI crap is stealing and making things worse: the background of YouTubers...
Plagiarism will ruin our beloved internet at a very high rate now 🙄
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Another area where AI crap is stealing and making things worse: the background of YouTubers...
Plagiarism will ruin our beloved internet at a very high rate now 🙄
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Another area where AI crap is stealing and making things worse: the background of YouTubers...
Plagiarism will ruin our beloved internet at a very high rate now 🙄
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Another area where AI crap is stealing and making things worse: the background of YouTubers...
Plagiarism will ruin our beloved internet at a very high rate now 🙄
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@juergen_hubert
Ask yourself, "How can I find out more about the 'Dead Internet Theory'"?
Then do it.
Bong hits 4 Jesus.
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@juergen_hubert
Ask yourself, "How can I find out more about the 'Dead Internet Theory'"?
Then do it.
Bong hits 4 Jesus.
#DeadInternetTheory -
@juergen_hubert
Ask yourself, "How can I find out more about the 'Dead Internet Theory'"?
Then do it.
Bong hits 4 Jesus.
#DeadInternetTheory -
@juergen_hubert
Ask yourself, "How can I find out more about the 'Dead Internet Theory'"?
Then do it.
Bong hits 4 Jesus.
#DeadInternetTheory -
@juergen_hubert
Ask yourself, "How can I find out more about the 'Dead Internet Theory'"?
Then do it.
Bong hits 4 Jesus.
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"The #deadinternettheory has floated around internet forums since the 2010s, and the idea that the internet is dominated by non-human activity was often dismissed as a fringe conspiracy. Now it has become a measurable fact. Not only do multiple cybersecurity firms agree that bots outnumber humans online, they likewise are struggling to answer when the flip happened or what metrics to use to measure it.
CloudFlare, the Internet security and performance giant used by millions of websites worldwide, says the crossover occurred in June, with bots generating 57.5% of webpage requests. Thales, a French tech group that protects data security for organizations and governments, dates the crossover back to 2023, issuing a “Bad Bot Report” that put bot traffic at 53% in 2026.”https://fortune.com/2026/07/23/dead-internet-theory-bots-agents-majority-web-traffic/
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"The #deadinternettheory has floated around internet forums since the 2010s, and the idea that the internet is dominated by non-human activity was often dismissed as a fringe conspiracy. Now it has become a measurable fact. Not only do multiple cybersecurity firms agree that bots outnumber humans online, they likewise are struggling to answer when the flip happened or what metrics to use to measure it.
CloudFlare, the Internet security and performance giant used by millions of websites worldwide, says the crossover occurred in June, with bots generating 57.5% of webpage requests. Thales, a French tech group that protects data security for organizations and governments, dates the crossover back to 2023, issuing a “Bad Bot Report” that put bot traffic at 53% in 2026.”https://fortune.com/2026/07/23/dead-internet-theory-bots-agents-majority-web-traffic/
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"The #deadinternettheory has floated around internet forums since the 2010s, and the idea that the internet is dominated by non-human activity was often dismissed as a fringe conspiracy. Now it has become a measurable fact. Not only do multiple cybersecurity firms agree that bots outnumber humans online, they likewise are struggling to answer when the flip happened or what metrics to use to measure it.
CloudFlare, the Internet security and performance giant used by millions of websites worldwide, says the crossover occurred in June, with bots generating 57.5% of webpage requests. Thales, a French tech group that protects data security for organizations and governments, dates the crossover back to 2023, issuing a “Bad Bot Report” that put bot traffic at 53% in 2026.”https://fortune.com/2026/07/23/dead-internet-theory-bots-agents-majority-web-traffic/
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"The #deadinternettheory has floated around internet forums since the 2010s, and the idea that the internet is dominated by non-human activity was often dismissed as a fringe conspiracy. Now it has become a measurable fact. Not only do multiple cybersecurity firms agree that bots outnumber humans online, they likewise are struggling to answer when the flip happened or what metrics to use to measure it.
CloudFlare, the Internet security and performance giant used by millions of websites worldwide, says the crossover occurred in June, with bots generating 57.5% of webpage requests. Thales, a French tech group that protects data security for organizations and governments, dates the crossover back to 2023, issuing a “Bad Bot Report” that put bot traffic at 53% in 2026.”https://fortune.com/2026/07/23/dead-internet-theory-bots-agents-majority-web-traffic/
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"The #deadinternettheory has floated around internet forums since the 2010s, and the idea that the internet is dominated by non-human activity was often dismissed as a fringe conspiracy. Now it has become a measurable fact. Not only do multiple cybersecurity firms agree that bots outnumber humans online, they likewise are struggling to answer when the flip happened or what metrics to use to measure it.
CloudFlare, the Internet security and performance giant used by millions of websites worldwide, says the crossover occurred in June, with bots generating 57.5% of webpage requests. Thales, a French tech group that protects data security for organizations and governments, dates the crossover back to 2023, issuing a “Bad Bot Report” that put bot traffic at 53% in 2026.”https://fortune.com/2026/07/23/dead-internet-theory-bots-agents-majority-web-traffic/
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Remember, kids:
In proper scientific terms, an attempt to explain observable phenomena is called a "hypothesis".
It is called a "theory" when it fits all the observable facts, and there is no observable evidence to the contrary. We don't call it a "truth" because there's always a chance that it might be overturned by later evidence - but as far as science is concerned, a "theory" is as hard as it gets.
This is often confusing to people who dismiss science they don't like as "it's just a theory". But this distinction should be kept in mind when discussing things like the "Theory of Evolution", "Theory of Relativity", "Global Warming Theory", and "Dead Internet Theory".
#PSA #Evolution #GlobalWarming #DeadInternetTheory #Science #Theory
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Remember, kids:
In proper scientific terms, an attempt to explain observable phenomena is called a "hypothesis".
It is called a "theory" when it fits all the observable facts, and there is no observable evidence to the contrary. We don't call it a "truth" because there's always a chance that it might be overturned by later evidence - but as far as science is concerned, a "theory" is as hard as it gets.
This is often confusing to people who dismiss science they don't like as "it's just a theory". But this distinction should be kept in mind when discussing things like the "Theory of Evolution", "Theory of Relativity", "Global Warming Theory", and "Dead Internet Theory".
#PSA #Evolution #GlobalWarming #DeadInternetTheory #Science #Theory
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Remember, kids:
In proper scientific terms, an attempt to explain observable phenomena is called a "hypothesis".
It is called a "theory" when it fits all the observable facts, and there is no observable evidence to the contrary. We don't call it a "truth" because there's always a chance that it might be overturned by later evidence - but as far as science is concerned, a "theory" is as hard as it gets.
This is often confusing to people who dismiss science they don't like as "it's just a theory". But this distinction should be kept in mind when discussing things like the "Theory of Evolution", "Theory of Relativity", "Global Warming Theory", and "Dead Internet Theory".
#PSA #Evolution #GlobalWarming #DeadInternetTheory #Science #Theory
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Remember, kids:
In proper scientific terms, an attempt to explain observable phenomena is called a "hypothesis".
It is called a "theory" when it fits all the observable facts, and there is no observable evidence to the contrary. We don't call it a "truth" because there's always a chance that it might be overturned by later evidence - but as far as science is concerned, a "theory" is as hard as it gets.
This is often confusing to people who dismiss science they don't like as "it's just a theory". But this distinction should be kept in mind when discussing things like the "Theory of Evolution", "Theory of Relativity", "Global Warming Theory", and "Dead Internet Theory".
#PSA #Evolution #GlobalWarming #DeadInternetTheory #Science #Theory
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Remember, kids:
In proper scientific terms, an attempt to explain observable phenomena is called a "hypothesis".
It is called a "theory" when it fits all the observable facts, and there is no observable evidence to the contrary. We don't call it a "truth" because there's always a chance that it might be overturned by later evidence - but as far as science is concerned, a "theory" is as hard as it gets.
This is often confusing to people who dismiss science they don't like as "it's just a theory". But this distinction should be kept in mind when discussing things like the "Theory of Evolution", "Theory of Relativity", "Global Warming Theory", and "Dead Internet Theory".
#PSA #Evolution #GlobalWarming #DeadInternetTheory #Science #Theory
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The Dead Internet theory.
The Internet is dead because it was murdered.
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The Dead Internet theory.
The Internet is dead because it was murdered.
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The Dead Internet theory.
The Internet is dead because it was murdered.
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The Dead Internet theory.
The Internet is dead because it was murdered.
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The Dead Internet theory.
The Internet is dead because it was murdered.
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"The dead internet theory has floated around internet forums since the 2010s, and the idea that the internet is dominated by non-human activity was often dismissed as a fringe conspiracy. Now it has become a measurable fact. Not only do multiple cybersecurity firms agree that bots outnumber humans online, they likewise are struggling to answer when the flip happened or what metrics to use to measure it.
CloudFlare, the Internet security and performance giant used by millions of websites worldwide, says the crossover occurred in June, with bots generating 57.5% of webpage requests. Thales, a French tech group that protects data security for organizations and governments, dates the crossover back to 2023, issuing a “Bad Bot Report” that put bot traffic at 53% in 2026.
The discrepancies reflect that there’s no one standard way to measure bot traffic, as no single provider has access to activity across the entire web, according to Rudy Yang, Pitchbook’s enterprise and retail fintech analyst who wrote the firm’s July report about agentic AI traffic.
“There’s a lot of missing pieces of information, but a lot of the observed data suggests the same thing, which is like there is more bot activity,” Yang told Fortune. “Agentic AI activity is driving a lot of the browser activity you’re seeing.”"
https://fortune.com/2026/07/23/dead-internet-theory-bots-agents-majority-web-traffic/
#DeadInternet #DeadInternetTheory #AI #GenerativeAI #AIAgents #AgenticAI
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"The dead internet theory has floated around internet forums since the 2010s, and the idea that the internet is dominated by non-human activity was often dismissed as a fringe conspiracy. Now it has become a measurable fact. Not only do multiple cybersecurity firms agree that bots outnumber humans online, they likewise are struggling to answer when the flip happened or what metrics to use to measure it.
CloudFlare, the Internet security and performance giant used by millions of websites worldwide, says the crossover occurred in June, with bots generating 57.5% of webpage requests. Thales, a French tech group that protects data security for organizations and governments, dates the crossover back to 2023, issuing a “Bad Bot Report” that put bot traffic at 53% in 2026.
The discrepancies reflect that there’s no one standard way to measure bot traffic, as no single provider has access to activity across the entire web, according to Rudy Yang, Pitchbook’s enterprise and retail fintech analyst who wrote the firm’s July report about agentic AI traffic.
“There’s a lot of missing pieces of information, but a lot of the observed data suggests the same thing, which is like there is more bot activity,” Yang told Fortune. “Agentic AI activity is driving a lot of the browser activity you’re seeing.”"
https://fortune.com/2026/07/23/dead-internet-theory-bots-agents-majority-web-traffic/
#DeadInternet #DeadInternetTheory #AI #GenerativeAI #AIAgents #AgenticAI
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"The dead internet theory has floated around internet forums since the 2010s, and the idea that the internet is dominated by non-human activity was often dismissed as a fringe conspiracy. Now it has become a measurable fact. Not only do multiple cybersecurity firms agree that bots outnumber humans online, they likewise are struggling to answer when the flip happened or what metrics to use to measure it.
CloudFlare, the Internet security and performance giant used by millions of websites worldwide, says the crossover occurred in June, with bots generating 57.5% of webpage requests. Thales, a French tech group that protects data security for organizations and governments, dates the crossover back to 2023, issuing a “Bad Bot Report” that put bot traffic at 53% in 2026.
The discrepancies reflect that there’s no one standard way to measure bot traffic, as no single provider has access to activity across the entire web, according to Rudy Yang, Pitchbook’s enterprise and retail fintech analyst who wrote the firm’s July report about agentic AI traffic.
“There’s a lot of missing pieces of information, but a lot of the observed data suggests the same thing, which is like there is more bot activity,” Yang told Fortune. “Agentic AI activity is driving a lot of the browser activity you’re seeing.”"
https://fortune.com/2026/07/23/dead-internet-theory-bots-agents-majority-web-traffic/
#DeadInternet #DeadInternetTheory #AI #GenerativeAI #AIAgents #AgenticAI
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"The dead internet theory has floated around internet forums since the 2010s, and the idea that the internet is dominated by non-human activity was often dismissed as a fringe conspiracy. Now it has become a measurable fact. Not only do multiple cybersecurity firms agree that bots outnumber humans online, they likewise are struggling to answer when the flip happened or what metrics to use to measure it.
CloudFlare, the Internet security and performance giant used by millions of websites worldwide, says the crossover occurred in June, with bots generating 57.5% of webpage requests. Thales, a French tech group that protects data security for organizations and governments, dates the crossover back to 2023, issuing a “Bad Bot Report” that put bot traffic at 53% in 2026.
The discrepancies reflect that there’s no one standard way to measure bot traffic, as no single provider has access to activity across the entire web, according to Rudy Yang, Pitchbook’s enterprise and retail fintech analyst who wrote the firm’s July report about agentic AI traffic.
“There’s a lot of missing pieces of information, but a lot of the observed data suggests the same thing, which is like there is more bot activity,” Yang told Fortune. “Agentic AI activity is driving a lot of the browser activity you’re seeing.”"
https://fortune.com/2026/07/23/dead-internet-theory-bots-agents-majority-web-traffic/
#DeadInternet #DeadInternetTheory #AI #GenerativeAI #AIAgents #AgenticAI
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"The dead internet theory has floated around internet forums since the 2010s, and the idea that the internet is dominated by non-human activity was often dismissed as a fringe conspiracy. Now it has become a measurable fact. Not only do multiple cybersecurity firms agree that bots outnumber humans online, they likewise are struggling to answer when the flip happened or what metrics to use to measure it.
CloudFlare, the Internet security and performance giant used by millions of websites worldwide, says the crossover occurred in June, with bots generating 57.5% of webpage requests. Thales, a French tech group that protects data security for organizations and governments, dates the crossover back to 2023, issuing a “Bad Bot Report” that put bot traffic at 53% in 2026.
The discrepancies reflect that there’s no one standard way to measure bot traffic, as no single provider has access to activity across the entire web, according to Rudy Yang, Pitchbook’s enterprise and retail fintech analyst who wrote the firm’s July report about agentic AI traffic.
“There’s a lot of missing pieces of information, but a lot of the observed data suggests the same thing, which is like there is more bot activity,” Yang told Fortune. “Agentic AI activity is driving a lot of the browser activity you’re seeing.”"
https://fortune.com/2026/07/23/dead-internet-theory-bots-agents-majority-web-traffic/
#DeadInternet #DeadInternetTheory #AI #GenerativeAI #AIAgents #AgenticAI
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Internet Is No Longer for Human Fleshbags
(quango-note: actually, it was originally for the continuation of weapons command-and-control ...)
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Internet Is No Longer for Human Fleshbags
(quango-note: actually, it was originally for the continuation of weapons command-and-control ...)
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Internet Is No Longer for Human Fleshbags
(quango-note: actually, it was originally for the continuation of weapons command-and-control ...)
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Internet Is No Longer for Human Fleshbags
(quango-note: actually, it was originally for the continuation of weapons command-and-control ...)
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Internet Is No Longer for Human Fleshbags
(quango-note: actually, it was originally for the continuation of weapons command-and-control ...)
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I miss Web 1.0, and despair that as #DeadInternetTheory takes hold, we humans find ourselves unable to salvage much worthwhile from the #Web of old.
We’ll have to kitbash something frail and new as (drawing vague analogy from @cstross’ “Accelerando”) we languish in the boonies with discarded instantiations of Lovecraft, watching as something vast, dark, and inscrutable devours the sun to feed its endless, fecund need to vomit forth paperclips.
http://archive.today/2026.02.15-225700/https://www.wired.com/story/made-in-china-niche-websites-are-seeing-a-surge-of-mysterious-traffic-from-china/ #ai #bots
