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Topic
Internet Culture
Episodes · 12 months
1,620
Nov 2025–Oct 2026peak share, Oct 2026
Share of analysed episodes per month, Nov 2025 to Oct 2026: 58 of 3,584, 61 of 3,862, 100 of 4,115, 82 of 4,226, 113 of 4,731, 138 of 4,438, 148 of 4,230, 182 of 4,319, 120 of 4,515, 203 of 4,419, 178 of 4,624, 237 of 4,594.
All time
4,553
+71 via 47 narrower
On record
887
took a position
Where they standLast discussed
1d ago
Nov 14, 2026
Who's talking
Top voices on this topicThe eight guests on the most episodes about this topic in the last 13 weeks, not counting their own shows or clips they were only heard in, most episodes first. VoiceRank (their score across the whole corpus) is shown for context and only breaks a tie. Each strip is that guest's episodes week by week, and the newest week is still in progress.
#Guest · last 13 weeksEpisodes, sorted, most firstVoiceRank
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Episodes on this topic, by weekEvery analysed episode tagged with this topic in each of the last 13 weeks, across all shows and whoever was on them. The newest week is still in progress, and recent weeks fill in as transcripts are analysed. Point at a name, or tab to it, to highlight the weeks that guest was on an episode.
All shows
Episodes on this topic per week, weeks starting Aug 17 to Nov 9 (the last still in progress): 53, 42, 40, 37, 50, 38, 44, 53, 64, 40, 63, 55, 41.
Where they stand
Camps of opinion · 2Positions people took on this topic in transcripts, grouped by school of thought. The bar shows each camp's share of the people sorted into a camp. It is not a poll and not a share of any audience, and people whose position fit no camp are left out of it. Within a camp, people with demonstrated expertise on the topic come first, then those who reached the most listeners on it. Positions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
Share of people placed in a camp150 people
85%
15%
- View social media negatively127 people · 85%
- Public attention as success23 people · 15%
View social media negatively
Social media platforms are addictive, harmful, or socially destructive environments that negatively impact human well-being.
127 people · 123 episodes
People who are constantly glued to their phones or online are missing out on the healthy developmental experience of childhood boredom.
“I think that's good for your brain to be a kid and have nothing to do and have to figure it out. How to entertain yourself. Go go make up a game. Go play pretend.”
Theo Von · Jun 2026 · 18 episodes · 64.3M views on this topic
The internet creates a toxic environment where people feel compelled to express opinions on everything immediately rather than reflecting.
“The internet and social media became a thing where we gave everyone a voice. Everyone has to have an opinion. Nobody wants to admit they're wrong, right? And they have to have a hot take everything that happens within minutes.”
Joe Rogan Experience · Apr 2026 · 20 episodes · 62.4M views on this topicIE
He suggests that online communities can isolate individuals from real-life social groups and intensify obsessive behaviors.
“It's just like it's so interesting how all these kids who were probably bullied in school or were misunderstood in these schools really did flock to these online circles in droves and found their community there. And I think that's also what helped just like breed these obsessive traits”
CreepCast · May 2026 · 36 episodes · 53.8M views on this topicPublic attention as success
Being the subject of public discussion, whether positive or negative, is a clear indicator of success and importance.
23 people · 23 episodes
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Oscar believes that public figures who are constantly discussed and have clear opinions formed about them by the public are inherently more interesting than those who do not.
“It's better to have an opinion on someone than no opinion.”
JUST TRISH PODCAST · May 2026 · 27 episodes · 12.4M views on this topicOT
Oliver Tree believes that controversy is a useful tool for generating engagement but acknowledges it can be damaging when it is directed back at the individual.
“controversy sells you know what I mean and sometimes I usually use it I manufacture it typically to try to sell stuff but when it's turned against you it can be very damaging”
Impaulsive · May 2024 · 4 episodes · 6.2M views on this topicT
Internet hate towards content creators can actually be beneficial to a channel if it originates from an opposition that viewers dislike.
“So, people worry about hate way too much. That's one thing that I'm not going to mention names. I never talk about I never say who I talk to. But a lot of people don't realize that hate coming from a side that you don't want benefits your channel because there are certain people where if they shit o”
Unsubscribe Podcast · May 2026 · 3 episodes · 1.9M views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.
In the transcripts
Episodes discussing this topic
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Over time
Share of episodesThis topic's episodes as a share of every episode we analysed, in each complete month. We analyse more episodes every month, so a raw count would mostly show that growth. Recent months fill in as transcripts are analysed.
Complete months · first on record Jul 2011