The Dead Planet Theory - a_real_society’s Substack

Everyone loves to talk about the Dead Internet Theory, but less often discussed is how few people “do things” in any venue or on any platform. This phenomenon is known by several names, including the Power Law, the Pareto Principle, and the 80-20 Rule. One example of this phenomenon is that 10% of Twitter users account for 92% of tweets. This dynamic can be seen in interpersonal relationships, hobbies, and careers. You can use this to quickly rise to the top, or purely to get a little more enjoyment out of the things you do day to day. In the scope of all of creation it can be hard to see the impact of this principle in action, but by separating things, events, and people by category and interest it quickly becomes apparent. A great way to visualize how few people participate in life is by looking at rank distributions of competitive games. In Marvel Rivals, every player is initially Bronze 3 and ranks up from there. Almost everyone who actually plays the competitive mode of the game w

Everyone loves to talk about the Dead Internet Theory, but less often discussed is how few people “do things” in any venue or on any platform. This phenomenon is known by several names, including the Power Law, the Pareto Principle, and the 80-20 Rule. One example of this phenomenon is that 10% of Twitter users account for 92% of tweets. This dynamic can be seen in interpersonal relationships, hobbies, and careers. You can use this to quickly rise to the top, or purely to get a little more enjoyment out of the things you do day to day. In the scope of all of creation it can be hard to see the