Dead Internet Theroy

Spazsquatch

Little bit of punk about one of the more plausible modern conspiracy theories. Plausible in that I think it’s probably about 35% true.

[VERSE]
The offline world debates
With polarized hot takes
Hypothesis that states the death of the internet.
Diversity was snuffed
For the need to sell more stuff
And promote a world view that serves the one percent.
A plausible theory
Born from conspiracy
That automations taken control of the public sphere.
Bots argue back and forth,
In conflict with their own
And no concept of consequence for what they cheer.

[CHORUS]
The net is dead,
All life is gone.
The bots took over
And they carry on
We’re just bystanders
In their ongoing story
Lacking all humanity,
Dead internet theory

[VERSE]
Once a home of ideals
human creativity
A land of unique voices open for exploration
Arrangement was devised
Engagement monetized
By algorithmic routines with no need for cessation
Their missions were refined
With data that was mined
From colossal pools of information they had gathered.
Infiltrating the discourse
And never letting go
Crafting cynical debates from any needful conversation

[CHORUS]
The net is dead,
All life is gone.
The bots took over
And they carry on
We’re just bystanders
In their ongoing story
Lacking all humanity,
Dead internet theory

[BRIDGE]
Pavlovian conquest by benign robot overlords
Empathy and nuance tossed away to reach the goal
Paperclip maximization without a singularly
We’re just casualties in the crossfire
The real victims of the dead internet theory

[CHORUS]
The net is dead,
All life is gone.
The bots took over
And they carry on
We’re just bystanders
In their ongoing story
Lacking all humanity,
Dead internet theory