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Internet And Shadow Groups

Sarthak Sharma on October 07, 2023

Hey all, it's been a long time since we all had a conversation. First, the pandemic, and then the noise of AI-generated content has given me no rea...
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Sarthak Sharma • Edited

Hey there, everyone! ๐Ÿ‘‹

I am absolutely thrilled to introduce you to the start of a brand new series of blogs, and guess what? It's just the beginning of our exciting journey together to this know ๐Ÿ˜œ but unknown world.

The weekend vibes hit me hard, and I couldn't resist writing the next chapter as well, so next chapter, Chapter 2 that I'll be posting tomorrow at the same time. Get ready for a double dose of excitement! ๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ™Œ

The stunning images you're seeing are all AI-generated courtesy of Open.ai . They add a fantastic touch to our story, don't you think? ๐ŸŒŸ

But wait, there's more! ๐ŸŽถ I've also dived into another one of my passions, music, and created the perfect soundtrack for our adventure using Apple's GarageBand. Get ready to be immersed in the world of sound as you read.

And guess what else? ๐Ÿ˜„ I've set up a Discord channel for us to connect and chat about the story, characters, and everything in between. ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฌ I've even shared some additional AI-generated images that will help us dive deeper into the world we're building together. Also, more soundtrack I created.

discord.gg/MAAdfCh5

I'm so excited about this experiment, and I genuinely hope each and every one of you will enjoy this thrilling journey we're embarking on. ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ“š

Let's create something amazing together!

happy reading! ๐Ÿ“–๐ŸŒŸ

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Utkarsh Talwar

Hey man, long time no see!

The visuals really set the tone for the story. The worldbuilding and setting that you're exploring here had me glued to the screen throughout! Can't wait for more.

Chuckled at the clever little metaphors and wink-wink-nudge-nudge throughout the chapter as well haha. Good stuff, mate.

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Sarthak Sharma

Hahaha, You have read chapter 2 as well. ๐Ÿ˜
You know more, shhhh. ๐Ÿ˜›

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Shubham Arora

I felt one side of all of us in this is so real... wOw.. partially I am part of the Discord channel (discord.gg/MAAdfCh5) and I have read Chapter 2 - The Story of Internet has just begun

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Sarthak Sharma

:D

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Michael Tharrington

Loved loved loved this! And wooot, so happy to see ya writing again on DEV, Sarthak. Great comeback post!

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Sarthak Sharma

@michaeltharrington Thanks a Lot. ๐Ÿ™
How have you all been? ๐Ÿ˜Š

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Michael Tharrington

We're doing alright here.

Lots of ups and downs since you've been gone. I'm lookin' at your post in April 2022 and assuming you took a break shortly after that...

In any case, we've gone through a few layoffs and our team is significantly smaller โ€” truthfully, that has been painful and rough on morale. At the same time, we've made some really good updates to the platform over the past couple years, recentered ourselves to do more work on DEV (with less of a focus on Forem), and we're finding new, sustainable ways to make revenue.

We're all hanging in there and very much care about making DEV the best community we can. We're still trying to foster a community that is diverse, inclusive, kind, safe, respectful of our members' privacy, and a good resource for devs from any background. ๐Ÿ’š

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Sarthak Sharma

Hard times aren't necessarily bad times; they're times of change.

It's an exciting time to return to Dev.to, we might add! ๐Ÿ˜„

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Michael Tharrington

Well said!

It really is great to have ya back. ๐Ÿ™Œ

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ShawGray

This feels like a fantastic start of a legendary lore! I want more! ๐Ÿ”ฅ

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Sarthak Sharma

Chapter 2 tomorrow same time ๐Ÿ˜Š

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Sneha Saxena

The fantasy lover in me is screaming!!๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ
This is amazing ๐Ÿ”ฅ

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Sarthak Sharma

Well you are the editor, first one to read it. ๐Ÿ˜„

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Utkarsh Talwar

I am absolutely LOVING this soundtrack!

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Sarthak Sharma

Thanks man ๐Ÿ˜Š

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aadi-2510

Couldn't emphasis more but "VISION"
hats off to the creator ๐ŸŒป

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Mitchell Mutandah

Hats off to the creator!

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Sarthak Sharma

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