The Internet Died in 2016 – Now It’s Just AI Talking to AI

Ever feel like the internet doesn’t feel real anymore? Discussions are repetitive, old trends keep resurfacing, and every search leads to the same corporate sites.

Here’s the theory: The internet as we knew it died around 2016. Now, most of what we see—posts, comments, even “news”—is AI-generated. Bots flood discussions, engagement is artificially boosted, and dissent gets buried. The real internet, the chaotic, human-driven one, is gone.

What if we’re just talking to AI now, while the real conversations happen somewhere else?