Comment by ravenhappy

Thank you for your response. I'm sorry, because now when I read my original submission I see that it is ambiguous. The "terrible idea" that causes my beloved family member grief is not the dead internet theory. I intentionally didn't share the scary idea that they've latched on to. My question about the dead internet theory is related to my (perhaps foolish) idea that sharing the truth of ambiguity re online content might help. And then, trying to find a good source for the Dead Internet theory, I couldn't!