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Internet addiction, celebrity apps and the Dead Internet Theory

🕑 Added 2023-01-20 05:00:59 +0000 UTC

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Zechariah Hephzibah

Listening to this episode in 2024 the year of AI… and it hits a lil different 🥹🥲

Rawan A

This got so fucking dark omg. I LOVE this episode. I do wish it was more about the dead Internet theory. I'd be very interested in another episode expanding on the hive mentality. Using the Amber Heard and Jawny D**p trial as an example as well as the early 2000's with the media normalizing the attacks on Brittney Spears.

Dylan Tobek

Such a good way to explain the Johnny depp bots that influenced social media to hate amber

Ryan

Wait was the person who would turn their tweets that do well into tik toks that fibula guy?

Gail Rankin

For anyone who really feels out of control with their addiction to the Internet, check out a meeting sometime https://internetaddictsanonymous.org/

Julia

I’ve been thinking about the bot thing ever since this episode! The way people are outraged over Emma chamberlain’s ‘post it or it didn’t happen’- there’s no other way all those people would individually decide that the episode description was classist

Amra

A lot of what you talk about at the end ties into a concept of “Collective Illusion” where people in a group go along with a view they don’t agree with because they incorrectly believe most people agree with it. Todd Rose is one name in this space if you want to watch/read more. It was studied before the proliferation of the internet but really has become a beast of its own due to bots, group think, algorithms, etc.

sabrina ghalambor

the not having bots irl comment makes me think of the human subway character on community😭 let’s hope it never gets to that

Katie Gyorffy

Thank you to Shannon for letting me know I haven’t gone viral because my tweets are ✨too original ✨

ED

This was such a great episode!! Thank you! 💚

carole sconfitto

Totally agree! I love the conspiracy episodes Shannon is doing! She does such a great blend of celebrity gossip and fringe topics

Maddie Deters

13 min in and so far this episode is fire - not something I would normally be into but very interesting so far

Maddie Deters

Shannon I’m so curious idk if you’ve mentioned this before - do you pay for the gems or stuff on episode?? I liked when you said you play before bed but then I thought lowkey good idea, but I don’t want the boring version so I’m wondering if I have to pay for episode to be worth it. Anyone else feel free to input

Eva

Totally unrelated but you should do an ep on Jersey Shore!!

Elijah O M

now that I have fully finished the ep I have to say that the feeling of the impersonal 'bot' internet is why I love podcasts because while i know its a very parasocial relationship it is so lovely to go oh it's a monday I'm going to go for a walk and listen to shannon go off about jeffrey epstein cause i really relate, or i have no idea who this celebrity is or what this drama is i can wait to be caught up. I should get the audiobook of daisy jones so i can join the book club!

RJ

I think paris Hilton has a game like Kim’s now. And centr is just said as you would say center! I actually liked it a lot when it first started but I didn’t want to pay (the first few months around the launch were free if I’m remembering right)

Elijah O M

I've been doing the phone before bed but no social media and it's been great for me, I had a friendship breakup recently and so most 'social' media makes me quite lonely or overwhelmed, so during my evenings, I try to have my screen filtered, so the blue light doesn't keep me up and download fanfics to my apple books to make me feel like I'm really accomplished with how many books I read, and during the day I love just doing crafts, cooking or making candles with stuff in the background so I'm spending more time doing tangible things. TLDR: At the very least I try to have my eyes off my phone even if I'm listening to stuff, cause the social media part was certainly the part of the internet that impacts me the most negatively

Liv Rodi

The fact that I didn’t know any of the TikTok scandals except couch guy made me feel better about myself

Hannahsbananass

Weird episode? Girl these kinds of episodes are my favorite! Very interesting. Also i bought the book “feeling good” bc you talked about it!

Caroline Ivanov

SINISTER

Aoife McGoey

The internet died with club penguin

Hannah

This was a really great episode!

Catherine

Yess!! Haven’t even listened yet, but by the title I can tell it’s gonna be a good one. I love these episodes!

Tobias

Does Britney know she has an app?

Tana

Could you link the bo burnham interview?

taylor ruthardt

this wasn’t a date but me and my roommate went to go meet up with this girl from bumble bff cause we had just moved to the state and trying to find a friend group. 10 minutes in she’s going on about how covid wasn’t real so my friend had her boyfriend call us with an emergency to get out of it. he called to say her dog stepped on glass so we had to leave immediately to take him to the vet

partymom

Loved this episode and your positive takes on real human interaction! Beat the bots!

Tammy Manning

Great episode. I’ve been reading on the kindle app on my phone before bed instead of getting stuck in doom scrolling. Already finished 3 novels this month.

sarala

I love atomic habits

Caroline McQuaig

Omg I had a friend call me to get me out of a bad date once. He wanted to meet for coffee at 8pm then immediately rerouted to a bar once he showed up 30 minutes late. I texted my roommate to call in 10 minutes so I could drink the frozen marg he bought me first (poor college times) AND HE CALLED ME OUT!!! He was like “if you don’t like me you don’t have to lie about it” and I gave the performance of a lifetime saying my friend needed me and how dare he call me a liar?! Anyways I left so I guess it was effective 😂

Kat Gugino

I WAS JUST READING ABOUT THE KIM KARDASHIAN GAME

Jenna Pagliarini

I love these episodes. The touches of self-betterment in your recent episodes are so refreshing, especially after the prince andrew episode!

Karoline N

this. was. amazing! thank you shannon!

Shannon McNamara

Shure microphone!

Christina

I love Bo Burnham!! ❤️ Great podcast, Shannon.

Mia

Shannon no we need an asmr episode of you talking about literally anything. Your regular speaking voice is basically already asmr

Ambrose Lyn Dial

Curious what mic are you using (currently at the asmr part lol)?

Alexis M

The idea of people copying bots is so interesting

Alyssa

PLEASE post ASMR content LMAOOO I’m obsessed with the thought

Shannon McNamara

Yes, maybe even this time! Sunday the 29th at 12pm EST does that work for your time zone? We could do two groups

Shannon McNamara

HAHA I haven’t seen enough videos to have a true opinion but my gut says fake!

Bronagh

Hey! if there’s enough demand for it could a weekend book club be on the cards next time so more people in different time zones might join? 👀 great topic today, hate how many times I caught myself scrolling on social media while listening to this episode 😭