A slang term for supposed mental damage done by overconsumption of trivial online content triumphed over a shortlist that also included "lore," "demure" and "slop."
"...It's been quite a journey for "brain rot," which triumphed over a shortlist of contenders including "lore," "demure," "romantasy," "dynamic pricing" and "slop." According to Oxford, its earliest known appearance was in 1854, in "Walden," Henry David Thoreau's classic account of moving alone to a cabin in the woods.
"While England endeavors to cure the potato-rot," Thoreau lamented, "will not any endeavor to cure the brain-rot, which prevails so much more widely and fatally?"
The answer, apparently, is no. These days, according to Oxford, it's often invoked by young people on social media to describe the "supposed deterioration of a person's mental or intellectual state," particularly stemming from overconsumption of trivial online content..."
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"While England endeavors to cure the potato-rot," Thoreau lamented, "will not any endeavor to cure the brain-rot, which prevails so much more widely and fatally?"
The answer, apparently, is no. These days, according to Oxford, it's often invoked by young people on social media to describe the "supposed deterioration of a person's mental or intellectual state," particularly stemming from overconsumption of trivial online content..."
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