‘Brain rot’ is the Oxford word of the year – a fitting choice, given the startling impact the internet is having on our grey matter, says journalist Siân Boyle
If you want to witness the last vestiges of human intellect swirling down the drain, hold your nose and type the words “skibidi toilet” into YouTube.
This is the first sentence. Ohhh the danger of skibidi toilet!!! So dumb. Who takes this boomer crap seriously? lol.
Bonus points for linking to their old (citationless) article about email. It just shows how they roll out this nonsense every couple years with the latest tech.
And if you browse through the actual studies mentioned, they don’t actually say what this article claims. It’s a conflation of “doom scrolling” (unscientific) with various internet addictions, etc. where the studies are fairly vague.
While the article is crap, the phenomena of “brain rot” does exist. The brain is like a muscle in this regard; if you never challenge it, it deteriorates. There’s even links to increased chance for neurodegenerative sicknesses in such cases. But we have this at least since TV, it’s nothing new with the internet.
This is the first sentence. Ohhh the danger of skibidi toilet!!! So dumb. Who takes this boomer crap seriously? lol.
Bonus points for linking to their old (citationless) article about email. It just shows how they roll out this nonsense every couple years with the latest tech.
And if you browse through the actual studies mentioned, they don’t actually say what this article claims. It’s a conflation of “doom scrolling” (unscientific) with various internet addictions, etc. where the studies are fairly vague.
I hate it too. Kids have always had dumb media and that’s fine. I don’t think all those flash games and animations harmed anyone.
Yes, well, my spoon is too big.
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD AND ALL THAT IS HOLY, MY ANUS IS BLEEDING!
Gerbil in a blender. ‘Nuf said.
Wasn’t it a frog that would insult you?
Oh god! You’re right!
Gerbil in a microwave from Joe cartoon
I know what you’re thinkin’… you’re gonna nuke me.
Something like that.
DEEP CUTS damn I flashbacked hard
Hahaahhahahah!!! I TOTALLY forgot about that swf hahahahahah classic!
Dang, that is a sweet earth you might say.
WROUNGG
While the article is crap, the phenomena of “brain rot” does exist. The brain is like a muscle in this regard; if you never challenge it, it deteriorates. There’s even links to increased chance for neurodegenerative sicknesses in such cases. But we have this at least since TV, it’s nothing new with the internet.