Dead internet theory is probably real and has probably been here for a long time now. Also, now everyone thinks they can produce good/cool/new things but its all just re-hashed shit from decades of garbage posts on the internet. Archive: https://archive.today/QSZ9a From the post: "[Max Woolf] has been working in the AI space since 2015, and among other work has created numerous useful open-source tools. He also recently wrote a thoughtful blog post that attempts to put into words his feelings on the state of things in the wake of experiencing a bit of an AI backlash-related burnout. Essentially, people effortlessly creating vast amounts of bad AI content has caused a bigger problem than we may realize."