dead internet theory

3 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Oct 13, 2025 by Alexis Ohanian · across every show →

Everything said about dead internet theory, oldest first

Oct 13, 2025 positive
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Ohanian: Verifiable Live Human Content Is Essential for Holding Attention
“Having proof of life, like live viewers and live content is really fucking valuable to hold attention.”
Alexis Ohanian Oct 13, 2025 ▶ 8:03 Alexis Ohanian on TikTok's Frozen Innovation, Gaming Reddit & Sports vs AI
Feb 3, 2026 neutral
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Coogan: The web is moving from dead internet to zombie internet
“RIP the dead internet theory. We're going into the zombie internet theory. And so the dead internet theory is that, you know, AI will slop up so many of these social networks, so much of the internet, so much SEO spam. That everything will just feel dead when …”
John Coogan Feb 3, 2026 ▶ 3:46 Moltbook goes viral, $100B OpenAI-Nvidia deal stalled, SpaceX merges with xAI | Diet TBPN
Feb 3, 2026 neutral
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Coogan: The internet is shifting from 'dead' to 'zombie'
“RIP the dead internet theory. We're going into the zombie internet theory. And so the dead internet theory is that, you know, AI will slop up so many of these social networks, so much of the internet, so much SEO spam, that everything will just feel dead when …”
John Coogan Feb 3, 2026 ▶ 5:04 Moltbook and the Zombie Internet
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