The end of the human internet

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In the meantime, we wanted to share an episode from the excellent podcast The Grey Area with host Sean Illing. Sean sat down with the Atlantic journalist Charlie Warzell to talk about the state of the internet in 2026, and what it means that it feels increasingly overrun by non-human actors. Sean and Charlie dig into some classic web culture concepts, including the dead internet theory. And they connect that idea that most of the internet is now just bots in disguise to algorithmic recommendation. AI Slop, and why it feels like the internet you grew up with is now gone. Replaced by something more manipulative. Deceptive, and in many cases outright fake.

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