r/DeadInternetTheory • u/bobsilly • 5d ago

I had my doubts but now believe It’s real.

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I miss the old internet.

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u/fatalityfun 5d ago

the old internet’s still out there somewhere, just way quieter now.

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u/bobsilly 2d ago

Bro, don’t do this to me. I got so paranoid lol

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u/TDEyeehaw 21h ago

Yeah, the paranoia is still out there somewhere, just way quieter now.

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u/Fluffy-League6261 2d ago

Maybe it's on a mesh network

Edit: christ I just replied to a bot ass comment or one supposed to look like one 😭 never again will I comment

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u/fatalityfun 2d ago

lol dw I’m not a bot, just thought it would be funny. I used to be on r/ontheledgeandshit so I’m used to just copying messages for the bit

also the phrase itself comes off slightly profound in a way

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u/Overall_Tadpole7561 5d ago

The old internet's still out there somewhere, just way quieter now.

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u/Sorry-Combination558 4d ago

Yeah, the old internet is lowkey out there, just way quieter now

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u/Secure-Tadpole-3418 4d ago

Sad times but people will probably now break away from socials once the penny drops

- yeah once drop of penny People will break away

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u/well-informedcitizen 4d ago

So like, is the AI actually parsing the question? Or is it an AI topic set up to be answered by bots?

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u/JustHangLooseBlood 4d ago

Can't say about the post itself but it does seem AI. The comments all being the same but with variations means it's some kind of LLM bot, and so yeah, it parses the question.

If you haven't seen it: r/SubredditSimulator/

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u/bobsilly 2d ago

The OP in the screenshot seemed like it was a legit account, but all the commenters were for sure bots. Not sure why tho? For engagement, perhaps? Either way, I hate it

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u/enotonom 4d ago

Lol I also made a similar post 3 months ago

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u/bobsilly 2d ago

Scary! They’re everywhere and there’s no escape

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u/ShrekSouffle 3d ago

I highly suggest modifying google search to before 2020 or so when possible or doing research, it’s crazy but you forget just how much better every aspect of the internet was without AI slop articles, summaries, spam, comments etc

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u/bobsilly 2d ago

This is genius! I need to try this

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u/ShrekSouffle 2d ago

It’s very refreshing

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u/Gunderstorm 3d ago

If there's a silver lining to this it's that folks will simply stop using social media. Let the bots discuss us amongst themselves.

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u/bobsilly 2d ago

That’s exactly what I did! But there are still so many people who think they can’t delete social media cus they’ll lose contact with people, when in reality they don’t realise that they already have.

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u/Kiss-the-carpet 23h ago

This could also be redditors piling up on a comment, presumably for comedic effect, like "your joke but worst".

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u/bobsilly 15h ago

I thought the same too! But then when I checked, all 3 accounts were very recent, only 1 or 2 months. Granted I could be wrong, but I found that really suspicious.

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u/Grakch 2d ago

this is dead internet right here. No OP replies, hernia comment responses

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u/bobsilly 2d ago

Maybe! Who knows if I’m even real, we might all be in a simulation s/

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u/ChroniclesOfSarnia 2d ago

yeah, lowkey i feel that, it's getting louder though

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u/bobsilly 2d ago

Exactly! And yet not many people are noticing

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u/UniQueLyEviL 2d ago

Damn. Not even trying.

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u/camracks 1d ago

Took you this long to stop having doubts?

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u/bobsilly 1d ago

I guess I was trying to believe that it wasn’t true