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Dead internet

With the advent of AI technology spreading across the wired, there are an almost unlimited amount of examples that point to the idea that "dead internet theory" may no longer be a theory but a practical reality. Digital spaces, primarily social media (x, tiktok, instagram, reddit, youtube), have been flooded with scraped, copy pasted, inauthentic, and repetitive "content" that lacks substance. Most of this is at the hands of large language models, bot traffic and algorithms being manipulated for specific interests, but the widespread adoption of this technology has led to artificial posts, massive amounts of misinformation, forced interactions, and digital ecosystems that operate without human input with the goal of exploiting any real person who engages with them. Social apps, linguistics, search engines, journalism, video games, art, software programs, operating systems, nearly everything is in the midst of an authenticity crisis; don't even get me started on AI "relationships". One could argue that the mechanisms pushing the internet towards this direction have been in place since at least the early 2010s, but seeing this artificial content is unavoidable on the modern internet, specifically on the popular avenues that most people who use the internet inhabit. Also, it is mandatory to mention the obvious government involvement. Despite all of this, it seems to be a common sentiment to many users that this is a bad development.

Personally, I have deleted my socials and restricted most of my internet usage to specific websites and applications that have small enough communities to still feel authentic and capable of discussion. It is hard for me to take any new information seriously when so much slop is generated and pushed for narratives while undermining the integrity of hear-say and what you can observe with your own eyes. It all feels like a giant cyberpunk blackpilled psy-op. So what does wirechan think? is the internet dead? can we avoid the dead internet at large? is it time to setup up an intranet and hermitmaxx? is it futile to resist this inevitability? are we all turning into schizos? what are the implications of this? pic unrelated.
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/cy/ber emancipation

How are you opting out recently? Cyberpunk is not just an aesthetic, it's technological ecology and emancipation. Have/are you replacing Big 5? How are you applying cyberpunk ethics to your life? Let's share ideas and support each other!

I've been at this for a bit and come quite a long way, but still alot to do.
> no phone
> degrowing libre *nix
> started learning basic electronics, mostly mucking about with wonky light setups. can highly recommend this; it's lot's of fun!
> joining up with some friends next month to bike ~3000km over a few months

I have future goals of learning radio stuff, and ideally grok logic - maybe work through NAND2Tetris (with some folx from here?) - so I at least understand the chain from ore to computer, even though I can't be part of the entire process.
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>be me
>uses smart phone under bridge
>AAAHAHAHAHA CYBERPUNK!!!!!!!
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brainwashing

addiction to hypnosis porn is degenerate low life and cyberpunk.
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black pill me on cyberpunk bridges >:}
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>be me
>turn on navi
>open wired
>talk to a schizophrenic meth addict underneath a bridge
>oof my cyberpunk…
>close navi
>eat
>sleep
>repeat next day
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don't listen to the assholes anon, the dream is still alive.
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*plorp*
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~hello moto :3
the phone. the one thing I get to have. even if it's just on wifi. this little thing holds the key to accessing another world. the world of the internet.
as horrible as the physical reality becomes. I can always rely on technology and the internet to help me escape even if it's just for a moment. not only that, but in his world I can learn and make connections that could improve my physical conditions, as futile as that is.
my only option, is to live with nothing and die young on the streets free. sadly this is my fate. I don't want to die unfree off the streets.
I am a sick animal.
escapism.
I opt for the other reality.
online is just as real after all.
phone.
ghost phone
whisper from the living dead
I exist still
electricity internet food water I consume all around me rotting like a parasite infected rabid animal. yet I can still touch the technology of the gods. the peak of human craft and the epitomy of technology and information, flowing freely, another world of the mind and idea, man made. the internet.
what am I?
I feel non human sometimes
maybe more like some sort of mutant due to a toxic environment…
Im still alive tho
I'm human still and I have a heart beat and I'm self aware….
idk nothing really makes sense
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>AAARRRRGGGGGGGG MUH' CYBERPUNKK!!!!
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Firestick hacks and tricks

I want to crack Firestick since the company was making restrictions apps - - especially YouTube and Smarttube with algorithms blocking.
Can anyone help me with ideas or sources to jailbreak or hack it?