The Dark Forest: Theory of the Internet - BLOK MAGAZINE BLOK MAGAZINE

“Where are we going?” Shi Qiang asked.“To the darkest place.”[1] “There is a Quichua riddle. El que me nombra, me rompe. Whoever names me, breaks me. The solution is, of course, ‘silence’. But the truth is, anyone who knows your name can break you in two.”[2] The internet is a dark forest. The roots grow...