[ExI] 'Brain Rot' Named Oxford Word of the Year 2024

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Losing your mind looking at memes? The dictionary has a word for that.
Yasmin Rufo    Published 1 December 2024

<https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2n2r695nzo>
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What is brain rot?

Brain rot is defined as the supposed deterioration of a person's
mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as the result of
overconsumption of material considered to be trivial or unchallenging,

The word initially gained traction on social media among Gen Z and Gen
Alpha communities, but it's now being used in the mainstream as a way
to describe low-quality, low-value content found on social media.

Prof Przybylski says "there's no evidence of brain rot actually being a thing".
"Instead it describes our dissatisfaction with the online world and
it's a word that we can use to bundle our anxieties that we have
around social media."
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