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Losing your mind looking at memes? The dictionary has a word for that [View all]
Losing your mind looking at memes? The dictionary has a word for that
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12 hours ago
Yasmin Rufo
BBC News
Are you spending hours scrolling mindlessly on Instagram reels and TikTok? If so, you might be suffering from brain rot, which has become the Oxford word of the year.
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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 first recorded use of brain rot dates much before the creation of the internet - it was written down in 1854 by Henry David Thoreau in his book Walden.
He criticises society's tendency to devalue complex ideas and how this is part of a general decline in mental and intellectual effort.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2n2r695nzo
Photo Credit: Getty Images
12 hours ago
Yasmin Rufo
BBC News
Are you spending hours scrolling mindlessly on Instagram reels and TikTok? If so, you might be suffering from brain rot, which has become the Oxford word of the year.
Snip...
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 first recorded use of brain rot dates much before the creation of the internet - it was written down in 1854 by Henry David Thoreau in his book Walden.
He criticises society's tendency to devalue complex ideas and how this is part of a general decline in mental and intellectual effort.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2n2r695nzo
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