Monday, 2 December 2024

Hopefully, It Wasn't Named After Me!

After a public vote, 'brain rot' has become the Oxford word (pedant corner, it's two words) of the year. The term is applied to the trivial use of social media. A medium that was supposed to education has become a mechanism for switching off thinking https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/dec/02/brain-rot-oxford-word-of-the-year-2024). The excitement about a smooth Mars Bar must qualify as an example? (https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/30/smooth-mars-bar-wins-aylesbury-man-2-compensation-and-internet-fame).
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