The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet

And its creatures: Humans, Trolls, Bots, Ailiens, Clones, and Metarats

As of late, I’m seeing and hearing the phrase, “The Dark Forest of the Internet” and “The Dark Forest Theory” and “The Dark Forest Internet” bantered about on YouTube, Substack, TikTok, and X.

The Dark Forest of the Internet Theory essentially proclaims that soon (and already) humans on the internet will relocate to private, hidden spaces, that are invi…