The week I recorded this trailer and my first episodes - the second week of September 2025 - Sam Altman had just tweeted “I never took the dead internet theory that seriously but it seems like there are really a lot of LLM-run twitter accounts now.”

And then a couple days later Inception Point AI announced they were going to generate 3000 new podcast episodes every week. With fake hosts. Calling anyone who doesn't like them "lazy luddites."

It's time to take the dead internet theory seriously, especially if you make things for the internet. So welcome to The Human Internet Theory, a podcast that takes the dead internet seriously and helps you create real human things online to stand out amongst this sea of generated "stuff".

Host Jen deHaan has a few decades background on the creative internet, and a decade of experience as a performer. She merges these two things and brings it to you with actionable steps to bring more humanity to what you create for your customers or students online.

This lazy luddite hopes that you believe in the undead human internet, and will subscribe to this new show (made by a human) and follow along.

Episodes 1-3 will drop next Wednesday, and then new eps drop every Wednesday after that.

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Written, edited, and hosted by Jen deHaan.

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Your support will help this show continue. Funds will go towards hosting and music licensing for this show and others on StereoForest. This show is produced by an independent HUMAN artist directly affected by the state of the industry. StereoForest does not have any funding or additional support.

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About Jen:

Jen's professional background is in web software technology (audio/video/web and graphics), working for many years in Silicon Valley. Her focus has been in instructional design, writing, marketing, and education in the creative space. She was also a quality engineer for awhile.

As a side quest, Jen became involved in performing, acting, and improv. She taught dance fitness classes despite beginning with two left feet, performed in community theatre, and taught and coached improv comedy and acting at several schools including World’s Greatest Improv School (WGIS) and Queen City Comedy. For awhile Jen was also the Online School Director and Marketing Director at WGIS.

Jen has a university degree in teaching creative arts to adults, certification with honours from Vancouver Film School, and a certificate of graduate studies from Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy.

Jen's website: https://jendehaan.com