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[–] XiELEd@piefed.social 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

(n.) Supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as a result of overconsumption of material (now particularly online content) considered to be trivial or unchallenging. Also: something characterized as likely to lead to such deterioration.

"The devil take Don Quixote of La Mancha! How did you get this far without dying from all the beatings you've received? You're a madman, and if you were a madman in private, behind the doors of your madness, it wouldn't be so bad, but you have the attribute of turning everyone who deals with you or talks to you into madmen and fools, too; if you don't believe me, just look at these gentlemen who are accompanying you. Return, fool, to your house, and look after your estate, your wife, and your children, and stop this nonsense that is rotting your brain and ruining your mind."

[–] metdollarrat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] XiELEd@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago

When I read Don Quixote I saw a lot of references to "brain rot" and what was essentially pop culture at the rime ruining people's perception of the world and I thought it was just funny to send in a quote that literally mentions brain rot

[–] callouscomic@lemmy.zip 20 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Are teenagers animals we don't understand to be studied?

Also are they a monolith?

What is this garbage?

‘brain rot’ is conceptualised as a collection of related practices that (1) are childish or unserious, (2) provide no cognitive or developmental benefit, and (3) are deliberately non-productive. In this way, it can be understood as a decompression-driven genre of participation whereby young people actively resist the pressures of productivity and self-optimisation.

This paper is brain rot.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 19 points 2 months ago

Are teenagers animals we don't understand to be studied?

Genuinely, yes. They're the stage where humans stretch boundaries and react to the society they've been raised in

Teenagers want autonomy and support, but beyond that? To understand them you have to study constantly emerging culture, constantly changing language, endless subcultures and remixes

[–] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 months ago

As far as I can tell, brain rot encourages no thoughts, head empty enjoyment. It expects and promotes the lowest common denominator thoughts, like a thought stopping cliche but for entertainment instead of propaganda.

There's plenty of mature brain rot and it's only non-productive in the same way most media is. I can see calling it decompression-driven, but more as a form of escapist relaxation, like coloring books or knitting. It's main focus is mininal mental effort, hence the name.

TL;DR: Ye, paper is garbo.

[–] Cat_Daddy@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago

I guess that's why it's posted in science memes

[–] SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Some sources – mainly psychology and wellness websites, but also notably mainstream news outlets such as Fox News..

Are we still referring to Fox News as a "news outlet"?

[–] VeryVito@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

Today I learned my 50-something ass is a teenager.

[–] ArtemZ@maga.place 2 points 1 week ago

The article is a brain rot itself