The Oxford English Dictionary has chosen “brain rot” as the word of the year for 2024. The expression— which we could translate as “brain decay”—perfectly captures that feeling of mental numbness experienced after hours of mindless scrolling on social media.
Between real flames, real wars, and digital filters, we cannot agree on the right or wrong way to post about pain online—forgetting that social media are structurally ambiguous platforms, just like us.
Recent news has reported Donald Trump’s decision to introduce a list of “banned” words—terms that should no longer appear, or should be significantly reduced, in official documents in order to align with his political vision.
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