I love the internet

when that fluff fic you wrote for that new character ended up posted right after porn of them
See also: I hate the internet

"huh. I wonder how many have also done this character given that hes new"
"33!? ALREADY!? Damn yall are fast."
"Wonder what they are."
"Okay, there's mine of course, and then-"
wtf
"I love the internet."

by I have autism January 13, 2026

I hate the internet

when that fluff fic u posted for that new character ended up right after porn of them
See also: I love the internet

"huh. I wonder how many have also done this character given that hes new"
"33!? ALREADY!? Damn yall are fast."
"Wonder what they are."
"Okay, there's mine of course, and then-"
wtf
"I hate the internet."

by I have autism January 13, 2026

Internet Limbo

When your phone is in-between WiFi and data and the signal is very poor.

Upon arriving home: "Babe, you're breaking up. I can't hear you... I'm in internet limbo. Let me get inside to get closer to the wifi."

by Daddy Panoochi January 19, 2026

Internet Trauma Syndrome

The chronic condition resulting from Internet Trauma, characterized by a pervasive distrust of digital technology, compulsive privacy-seeking behaviors (e.g., using burner phones, disk encryption, paranoia about cameras/mics), difficulty forming relationships due to fear of digital exposure, and existential anxiety about the permanence and searchability of one's identity online. It is the lived experience of having one's foundational sense of security and privacy irrevocably damaged by the networked nature of modern life, leading to a functional disability in a society that demands digital participation.

Example: A cybersecurity researcher who was doxxed and swatted by extremists now lives with Internet Trauma Syndrome. They physically tape over all device cameras and microphones, use a separate computer for every single online activity, employ complex voice changers on calls, and have panic attacks when required to fill out a digital form. Their expertise is in the very technology they now find terrifying. They are functionally disabled from participating in normal modern work, social, and civic life, not by a fear of the internet abstractly, but by the lived trauma of its predatory capabilities.

by Dumuabzu January 25, 2026

Internet Trauma

A broader category of psychological harm caused by experiences across the wider internet, not limited to social media. This includes exposure to extreme or involuntary content (e.g., stumbling upon gore, or violent extremist propaganda), catastrophic data breaches leading to real-world danger, intimate betrayal via leaked private communications, or sustained harassment across multiple anonymous platforms (forums, email, gaming servers). The trauma often involves a violation of the perceived boundary between the digital and physical self, and a shattering of the illusion of the internet as a "separate" space.

Example: A person's email and cloud storage are hacked in a major data breach. The hacker publishes years of private diaries, family photos, and financial documents. The victim is then blackmailed and harassed across unrelated forums by anonymous users who have pored through their entire digital life. The victim feels fundamentally "unhomed," as their most intimate self has been weaponized across the infrastructure of daily life. The trauma stems from the total digital violation and the feeling that there is no offline refuge left. Internet Trauma.

by Dumuabzu January 25, 2026

Internet Psychosis

A severe dissociative condition fueled by the total absorption into the online realm, leading to the atrophy of offline social cues, the blurring of digital and physical personas, and the adoption of hypertrophic online conspiracy theories or subcultural beliefs as literal truth. It is marked by the conviction that the "real" world is the digital one—that forums, game worlds, or social media platforms are the primary plane of existence, and physical reality is either irrelevant or a deceptive interface. This can manifest as neglecting basic biological needs, believing one has a "true" self only online, or acting out online conflicts with physical violence.

Example: A person lives 18 hours a day in a niche online forum, adopting its obscure slang and extremist worldview. They start believing their physical body is a "meat prison," that their forum friends are their only real family, and that offline society is a conspiracy run by their online enemies. They may stop eating regularly, lose their job, and eventually attempt violence against someone they've only known as an avatar, believing it's a justified act in a war that only exists on their Discord server. Their psychosis is the internet swallowing the self whole. Internet Psychosis.

by Dumu The Void January 27, 2026