The Case for Letting the Internet DieIn 2026, you see little of the internet worth saving. Any glimmers of community and joy, of artistic and intellectual exchange, are outweighed by turbocharged AI slop and algorithms that reward outrage. It was against this backdrop that I read technologist and Pulitzer-winning journalist John West’s new book, The Internet Will Die, and So Will You: On Learning to Live in Our Digital Age. West writes at length on what many have suspected for a good while now: platforms once seen as archives of knowledge and communication are being cannibalized by ideological warfare and basic greed. But a metaphor West often turns to in his book is compost, “rot harnessed for a purpose.” Can a decaying internet be fertilizer for something better? Maybe, if we have enough hardy, patient gardeners, we can make our digital landscape bloom once more. Released on 10/29/2026Up NextThe Case for Letting the Internet DieThe Tragedy Of Having Your Wikipedia Page Deleted‘NBA on Prime’ Crew Answer The 50 Most Searched NBA QuestionsEthan Hawke & Betty Gilpin Answer The Web’s Most Searched QuestionsGrok Deepfaked This UK Politician—Now She’s Taking Elon Musk’s xAI To CourtAmazon is Overhauling Its Smart Home Lineup With…
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