Yeah, I fully believe independent invention by mapping "the dark forest" onto the internet is very possible.
The irony is that it undermines the premise. Multiple people independently arriving at the same conclusions means that you can hide your ideas from the dark forest but that won't stop them from being uncovered.
The irony is that it undermines the premise. Multiple people independently arriving at the same conclusions means that you can hide your ideas from the dark forest but that won't stop them from being uncovered.