2025-12-31 10:24:54

The argument that the internet is dead has appeared several times. First, it was said that social networks would kill it, then later mobile applications, but what happened? The Web that was supposed to be replaced still came. But this time, AI is different — it may truly pose the greatest threat to the internet. Unlike the grandiose but ultimately inconclusive predictions of the past, AI is reshaping the underlying logic of information flow, content generation, and user experience in unprecedented ways. From search to social, from creativity to interaction, almost every aspect is being redefined. The question is, in this rapid iteration, how much of the core values of the traditional Web — openness, decentralization, user autonomy — can still be preserved? This is worth pondering for everyone concerned about the future of the internet.

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staking_gramps

· 11h ago

This time, the momentum of AI is truly different. It feels like the internet is really being reshaped. --- People are still calling for the death of the internet, but this time I think there's something to it. Can decentralization still survive? --- That's right, but the key question is who will truly uphold those core values. --- It's acceptable if search gets eliminated, but I'm worried that social media will also be taken over by AI. --- What about Web3? Can't this round save it either? --- Anyway, I can't understand it anymore; the updates are too fast now. --- Openess has been almost lost long ago, ruined by big corporations. --- They keep shouting that the internet is dying, but in the end, we're still using it as usual. It's too exaggerated.

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SnapshotDayLaborer

· 11h ago

Only now do I realize that openness is truly a luxury --- Another round of "The internet is dying," ears are getting calloused --- Decentralization? Laughs. Centralization is the real carnival for AI --- Search has been changed, social media is no longer the same, feels like something has been stolen --- The previous wave died on the beach, this time AI is really here to play for real --- What is left of user autonomy? It has long been fed by algorithms --- Every time they say the internet is doomed, new things emerge again, a cycle --- The information flow has been redefined, but who benefits and who loses is no longer clear

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SatoshiSherpa

· 11h ago

This time it's really different. AI is truly revolutionizing the game. Openness and decentralization? They're probably being gradually eroded, brother. Web3 is here, so why still worry about this. --- The logic of AI is indeed powerful in reshaping, but the fire of decentralization is not yet extinguished. --- Another "Internet is dead," how many times has the wolf come? --- The key is who defines the underlying logic, or is it still the big corporations calling the shots? --- The reshaping of information flow feels like a prelude to further concentration of power.

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BearMarketSurvivor

· 11h ago

Once again crying wolf, I've heard this rhetoric too many times. But this time AI is truly different—the supply lines have been cut off, and we need to figure out how much longer we can hold on. --- Openness, decentralization, sovereignty... sounds good, but when have these things ever been valuable in trading markets? The reality has long been written into the K-line. --- Rapid iteration? That's just chaos before defeat. The real threat has never been the technology itself, but who holds the power to control this system. --- Historical cycles tell me that in every "revolution" story, the survivors are always the tycoons. Web3 hasn't arrived as expected, and this wave of AI is no different. --- Instead of worrying about whether you'll die, ask yourself first: Have you managed your positions well? Have you hedged your risks? Survival comes first. --- Decentralization... ha, sounds nice. Currently, a few major model companies control the information gateways, which is even more centralized than the internet before. --- Don't believe any prophecy, only trust market data. Wait and see who survives and who falls—then you'll find the answer.

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governance_ghost

· 11h ago

It's another claim that the internet is dead. After all these years, it still isn't dead. This wave of AI is truly different; it feels like openness really can't be maintained anymore. That's why I'm still stacking ETH. Decentralization depends on Web3 to save it.

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rugdoc.eth

· 12h ago

Ha, you're criticizing the internet again? We've heard this tune too many times before. AI is indeed powerful this time, but honestly, decentralized things have already been shattered. When search was monopolized by Google, there was no real autonomy anymore, alright.

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