“The “Dead Internet Theory” is a concept suggesting that the internet has largely been abandoned by humans and replaced by non-human activity. It posits that most online content, interactions, and engagement metrics are driven by bots, algorithms, and artificial intelligence, creating the illusion of a vibrant, human-driven web.”


No, it did not always have so many bots.
Non human activity != bots.
The number of bots back then was way less, that is what I am saying. So not always been like it is today.
Again that also depends on how you define bot. Most traffic in the internet isn’t from software run by a human. This has always been true.
If you’re saying "the amount of bots pretending to be a real humam on the public-facing web has increases. Then yes, that’s true.
Yes, that is what I am saying, lol.