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post 1693686733 11-20-2023, 06:07 PM
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Do you believe in dead internet theory?

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
post 1693686803 11-20-2023, 06:09 PM
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No, because it's a stupid theory
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post 1693686863 11-20-2023, 06:10 PM
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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
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post 1693686923 11-20-2023, 06:12 PM
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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)
post 1693687463 11-20-2023, 06:22 PM
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Yes
post 1693689413 11-20-2023, 06:55 PM
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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.
post 1693689833 11-20-2023, 07:03 PM
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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.
post 1693689903 11-20-2023, 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted By 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)
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.
post 1693690033 11-20-2023, 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted By 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
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.
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post 1693690083 11-20-2023, 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted By 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
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.
post 1693690293 11-20-2023, 07:12 PM
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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.
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post 1693690373 11-20-2023, 07:13 PM
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post 1693690443 11-20-2023, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted By 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.
Same deal on news sites as well. There is hardly anything genuine on the internet anymore.
post 1693691113 11-20-2023, 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted By 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)
Reddit is like that along with yahoo comments and movie reviewer comments
post 1693691883 11-20-2023, 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted By 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
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
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post 1693691943 11-20-2023, 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted By TaeBoNinja⏩
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.
post 1693691993 11-20-2023, 07:48 PM
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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.
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Originally Posted By JackyChin⏩
The theory that most "people" on the internet are bots andmost 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.
post 1693692143 11-20-2023, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted By 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.
This reads like a bot comment
post 1693692623 11-20-2023, 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted By JayJ350⏩
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
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post 1693692703 11-20-2023, 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted By NESBrah⏩
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
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post 1693692793 11-20-2023, 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted By TaeBoNinja⏩
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.
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Originally Posted By TaeBoNinja⏩
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.
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Originally Posted By NESBrah⏩
You're missing the bigger picture of what I'm saying.
What bigger picture?
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Originally Posted By JayJ350⏩
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.
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Originally Posted By 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.
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.
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Yes, 100%
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I believe it. Just look how worthless a google search is these days.
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Originally Posted By TaeBoNinja⏩
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.
post 1693693513 11-20-2023, 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted By TaeBoNinja⏩
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.
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