In this post, I will go over what the dead internet theory is, and how a platform-agnostic identify system built on the “trustless” web 3.0 could resolve the current problem of digital identities. Dead Internet Theory — Main Premise“Dead internet theory” had a breakthrough into mainstream media when a widely read post on the forum Agora Road Macintosh Cafe caught the attention of The Atlantic writer Kaitlynn Tiffany. Dead Internet Theory — Valid PointsIn the most proficient imageboard slang, the author goes on to describe why dead internet theory is real and why the internet isn’t. On the old internet, you could start anew every time you posted something.”There is indeed a conventionally accepted distinction between an “old” internet (web 1.0) and a new internet (web 2.0). If nothing changes, the dystopian vision of dead internet theory could eventually become true.

Source: The Guardian February 21, 2022 02:16 UTC