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post 1666351153 08-18-2022, 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted By Garthisback
The net isnt dead, ppl are
There is no gravity. The earth just sucks.
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post 1666352743 08-18-2022, 05:46 PM
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Godlike productions and r/conspiracy are still good..it's one of the few sub-reddit's that are still good
post 1666353353 08-18-2022, 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted By gluon
until you search for something relatively novel then you get nothing. setting up some audio equip, tried to search for the typical frequency range in hz of a female vocalist. zero relevant info. used to be you could type in less common searches and it would easily lead you to a niche forum with all the relevant information posted by real people. now if you try to get at information outside of societies common narrative all you get is ****ing junk, half the time its the exact same article copied and pasted in different websites that look like they are created by bots, this phenomenon is often observed with X vs. Y searches
2010 internet was way better
Yes this is very true. Nowadays it's legit hard to find useful, factual information about anything. Any Google search will yield mostly bot written useless click bait articles
post 1666354883 08-18-2022, 06:31 PM
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I think the theory is valid.

What's with the black metal though?
post 1666355543 08-18-2022, 06:44 PM
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The bots thing I've only noticed on Twitter and YouTube. I'd respond to random comments and only get a reply maybe 5% of the time
post 1666398133 08-19-2022, 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted By OptimusTrajan
I think the theory is valid.

What's with the black metal though?
Ah, I am just a fan of the music genre. Felt Funeral doom and depressive dark ******t discordance would coincide perfectly with the topic of the death of the internet.
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post 1666453993 08-20-2022, 02:22 PM
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I agree with dead internet theory. a lot of social media sites (youtube, reddit, 4chan, ig, tiktok, twitter) and even dating apps like tinder have a lot of bots lol. and also paid trolls. i know npcs exist but you can tell who is actually real and who isnt.
post 1666454663 08-20-2022, 02:38 PM
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now days only real purpose of google is to search stackoverflow coding problems and copy paste code, haven't used google for anything else in the last few years
as someone said internet is down to 5 social media sites and few porn sites
post 1666454873 08-20-2022, 02:44 PM
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Sounds about right. Right now the internet seems to be youtube and the misc for me for the most part, because the rest has become so awful. Most websites turned to chit, and most communities suck now a days, no real discussions or connections to be made.
post 1666456353 08-20-2022, 03:17 PM
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I'm certain you can bypass this block if you're a hacker or pretty prolific in tech. The Internet is Forever is not just a phrase. Nothing is deleted, but it sure as hell can be hidden and buried from the masses.
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"My outer appearance was poor, but in this way my inner world became richer than anyone else's. Was it not natural that a young boy who suffered from an indelible drawback like mine should have come to think that he was a secretly chosen being? I felt as though somewhere in this world a mission awaited me of which I myself still knew nothing." --Yukio Mishima
post 1666456513 08-20-2022, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted By OrbOddLaw
I'm certain you can bypass this block if you're a hacker or pretty prolific in tech. The Internet is Forever is not just a phrase. Nothing is deleted, but it sure as hell can be hidden and buried from the masses.
That's what the dark net is all about.
post 1666461263 08-20-2022, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted By JayJ350
That's what the dark net is all about.
No, I actually didn't mean that at all.

That's still pretty filtered, compromised and very much a honey pot. It's premise is a facade of giving you the illusion of access to unfiltered, unlimited information and obscure, fringe sites.

3 letter agencies created the dark web.
it's better to suck dink than to be killed

"My outer appearance was poor, but in this way my inner world became richer than anyone else's. Was it not natural that a young boy who suffered from an indelible drawback like mine should have come to think that he was a secretly chosen being? I felt as though somewhere in this world a mission awaited me of which I myself still knew nothing." --Yukio Mishima
post 1666477173 08-20-2022, 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted By JayJ350
Sounds about right. Right now the internet seems to be youtube and the misc for me for the most part, because the rest has become so awful. Most websites turned to chit, and most communities suck now a days, no real discussions or connections to be made.
That's the thing is no matter where you go online nowadays there's no way to get any conversations of substance. A few replies sure. But what happened to all of the dicussions?
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post 1667367953 09-05-2022, 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted By eod8989
That's the thing is no matter where you go online nowadays there's no way to get any conversations of substance. A few replies sure. But what happened to all of the dicussions?
I use my intuition to find like minded individuals who share some of my fringe philosophies.

Over the years on different forums and websites, I've seen people share similar sentiments about things feeling "off" the last few years, but unable to pin point why.

I'm telling you there was a timeline shift, that's why a lot of people can't recall specifically what changed.

Only a few expert remote viewers and very skilled astral projectors know the truth. And sometimes the veil is thinned when people take illegal substances. I can't discuss that though.
it's better to suck dink than to be killed

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post 1667367983 09-05-2022, 03:03 PM
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Wait until you hear about the dead misc theory

You won't even
post 1667368793 09-05-2022, 03:17 PM
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ITT stupid people assuming conspiracy because they don't understand capitalism and technology.


Yes, there are endless AI bot created websites. Nobody ever makes it beyond one click because they are dogchit and having an AI create anything of value is hard. REALLY hard. These websites don't sway public opinion. They attempt and mostly fail at scamming idiots out of a few bucks.

99.999% of internet traffic is funneled into just a few websites that are run by massive teams of... real humans.
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Pretty sure most youtube comments are bots now
post 1667369033 09-05-2022, 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted By Misque*******
Pretty sure most youtube comments are bots now
At least half the activity on major social media platforms is bots.
post 1667370353 09-05-2022, 03:42 PM
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Everyone on the internet is a Russian/Chinese bot until proven otherwise (srs) especially in the big social media platforms and among accounts commenting on crypto, investing, or divisive societal/political events and topics
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Originally Posted By OrbOddLaw
I use my intuition to find like minded individuals who share some of my fringe philosophies.

Over the years on different forums and websites, I've seen people share similar sentiments about things feeling "off" the last few years, but unable to pin point why.

I'm telling you there was a timeline shift, that's why a lot of people can't recall specifically what changed.

Only a few expert remote viewers and very skilled astral projectors know the truth. And sometimes the veil is thinned when people take illegal substances. I can't discuss that though.
Yeah it's strange how a lot of people have no recollection to the old world. Some days i will run into mostly people that act like they did 10 years ago or whatever but other days (most days since 2016) i run into people that just act completely different. Some people think we are constantly shifting through timelines and some think it happened around 2012 or 2015-2016. Some even think it was later like around 2017-2020. Or maybe it's just social media affecting peoples behavior and emotions. But yeah i know what you mean, this reality seems much more fluid and polarized than the pre 2016 one.
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post 1668062433 09-18-2022, 01:29 AM
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It's just bots:

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Originally Posted By Pterodactyl314
Googles main purpose now is hiding information and programming npcs
This.

Try looking up "climate change is fake" and look at the results.
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Just as energy can never be created or destroyed, there's no such thing as technical permanent deletion of anything on the internet. It's just hidden from plain view. Not enough people are aware of what's going on to fight back. Most people are content with visiting the same half a dozen sites when they're online.

Another issue is that there’s little privacy. Google tracks everything and even adds your info to other things. For example if you copy and paste any social media link while you’re logged into said site and Google, it adds a tail to the link that identifies you. It’s the thing after the question mark.

Use alternative search engines and browsers such as; Brave, Bing in a private window. If you don’t use private browsing, empty your history and cache often.

Search results aren’t what they used to be. You used to get lots of independent forums and websites in search results. Useful stuff. Now it’s all content aggregators, retailers, content farm trash, and Quora results. Like they’re trying to bury the useful parts of the internet. It’s sinister, it’s a way of being heavy handed with censorship.

In the past you could do just about anything on the internet without an account. Now they want an account and oftentimes they require your phone number. Lots of apps and sites block Google Voice and other burner numbers now too. They want everything tied to your real identity so your data can be commodified and tracked. It’s gotten much worse the past five years. Some sites even block your VPN now.

Remember when Google reverse image actually found the exact image instead of generalized similar images? It’s basically useless now. Yandex dot ru is superior for reverse image searches, it’s doable without knowing Russian but the malware filters aren’t as good so you have to be careful.

It also appears that independent forums and websites are suppressed and we're coaxed towards corporate sites like Reddit and social media. Mainstream sites are heavily compromised. Independent voices on the internet are a thing of the past. I hate what the internet has become and take frequent breaks from social media and mainstream media as much as possible.
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Beware of all those smart devices and Alexa and all that jazz, what may seem convenient is just a tool to track you, amongst other nefarious, ulterior motives. Some people don't care because they'll say surveillance is everywhere, but it does matter when you're own information is being marketed as if your a product being sold, and you're not getting a profit or conceivable life benefit.
it's better to suck dink than to be killed

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Go on a popular instagram and the first 30 comments after a post is all wh0rebots and crypto bots.

If an argument happens within the comments section, it will most likely have someone who has like 35 followers and following 1000+. Bot.

Its pretty easily spotted too if you just dig a little. Dead Internet Theory is absolutely fascinating and pretty accurate. No sense in losing your chit on the internet at someone. Just use the internet for the info you need and move on.
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Take note of how the reverse image search has declined in quality, similar images, and results.

Remember when Google reverse image actually found the exact image instead of generalized similar images? It’s rendered useless now. Absolutely obsolete.

The internet used to be this amazing vast world of infinite, unlimited views, perspectives, opinions, thoughts, ideas, independent archiving of history via personal websites, enthralling forums to engage with people about all sorts of subject matters, first hand accounts on unconventional topics, alternative reports and so forth. The vast wealth of information could at times be overwhelming, but it was an indescribably powerful feeling to have unlimited access to a wide array of information at your fingertips. Now it's just a commercialized curated echo chamber. How it was vs what it is now has radically changed.

The irony hasn't escaped me that it's insanely easy to find all sorts of gore, graphic depictions of violence, torture, snuff films, sometimes even occurring in real time, yet they place literal roadblocks on useful information, knowledge, perspectives that they don't want you to have unlimited access to. What exactly are they trying to conceal? If it was about protecting impressionable minds or shielding people from potential disturbing material, then gore would not be so readily available at one's fingertips.
it's better to suck dink than to be killed

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Solid Summary



This is one of the reasons why I'm against big tech and AI and Ilks like Elon Musk who only want to hijack people's consciousness with spyware via transhumanism.

All will be revealed soon.

He's not the saviour you think he is. He is 100% part of the problem, marketing himself as the solution. False Idol.
it's better to suck dink than to be killed

"My outer appearance was poor, but in this way my inner world became richer than anyone else's. Was it not natural that a young boy who suffered from an indelible drawback like mine should have come to think that he was a secretly chosen being? I felt as though somewhere in this world a mission awaited me of which I myself still knew nothing." --Yukio Mishima
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So basically the internet is west world?


Where can I chat with a bot online? Are these bots passing the Turing test?
There is no they…
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