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Screenshot of the original TinyLetter email sent to 500 subscribers sharing the idea
Screenshot of the original TinyLetter email sent to 500 subscribers sharing the idea
Screenshot of the essay published on my personal website
Screenshot of the essay published on my personal website

Release Notes (4)

The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet

The original essay from my website, originally published May 2019

Beyond the Dark Forest Theory of the Internet

A continuation piece, also from 2019

The Blessing and the Thirst

The final piece in the original trilogy, published in April 2021

The Dark Forest with Peter Limberg, Rebecca Fox, and the Stoa

A conversation between the three future Dark Forest Anthology collaborators in 2021

Record details

CategoryCulture, Internet, Publishing
Release Date10 January 2025
Catalog NumberIDEA 003
The Ideaspace by Yancey Strickler
IDEA 003

The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet

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A trilogy of essays published from 2019 through 2021 that explores why I and others feel less comfortable showing our true selves online. Reissued here with the original piece, two follow-up essays, and a podcast conversation with The Stoa exploring the concept.

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