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EPISODE · Nov 19, 2025 · 28 MIN

More Bots Than People: The Quiet Collapse of the Human Web 🤖

from The Brink - Mental Health Demystified · host The Brink with Matt Hussey

The internet isn't dead-but something human is disappearing inside it.In this episode, we dive deep into the unsettling shift happening beneath our screens: bots now outnumber us online, AI-generated content floods our feeds, and the places that once felt alive with other minds have grown quiet, uncanny, and strangely hollow.We unpack the real data behind the Dead Internet Theory-like Imperva's 2025 report showing automated traffic finally surpassing human activity-and explore what this means for our mental health, our sense of connection, and our emotional wellbeing.Why does the web feel less human?Why does posting feel like talking into a void?What happens to us when the world we use to feel "seen" starts filling with entities that aren't alive?This conversation blends psychology, digital culture, and the eerie emotional truth of living in a synthetic internet. And most importantly, it asks the only question that matters:If the internet is hollowing out... how do we keep the human part alive?

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