We install the free WordPress plugin that sends our data to a server in Estonia. We accept the "growth hack" that involves posting our articles to five different "content aggregators." We embed the YouTube video, the Twitter feed, and the TikTok widget, adding 2.4 seconds of load time to our own server so that billion-dollar platforms can track our users.
Today, the parasites are the . They read your blog post—the one you spent three hours writing, citing sources, adding original photos—and within 90 seconds, a generative AI has rewritten it, posted it on a "review site," and started competing against you for the same Google keyword.
Now, look at your browser history. Look at the internet in 2026.
April 14, 2026
How do you know if your digital presence has been infected? Look for these signs:
We install the free WordPress plugin that sends our data to a server in Estonia. We accept the "growth hack" that involves posting our articles to five different "content aggregators." We embed the YouTube video, the Twitter feed, and the TikTok widget, adding 2.4 seconds of load time to our own server so that billion-dollar platforms can track our users.
Today, the parasites are the . They read your blog post—the one you spent three hours writing, citing sources, adding original photos—and within 90 seconds, a generative AI has rewritten it, posted it on a "review site," and started competing against you for the same Google keyword. parasited.com
Now, look at your browser history. Look at the internet in 2026. We install the free WordPress plugin that sends
April 14, 2026
How do you know if your digital presence has been infected? Look for these signs: They read your blog post—the one you spent
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