Venkatesh Rao@vgrHeh @ystrickler Dark Forest post uses the bowling alley metaphor but does not reference Putnam's classic Bowling Alone book. Either he's unaware of it, so an interesting coincidence in choice of metaphor, or a curiously pointed oversight.onezero.medium.comThe Dark Forest Theory of the InternetWhy the dark forests of the internet — podcasts, newsletters, and other private channels — are growing, and why might that pose a problem5:47 PM · May 22, 20199 Likes