Post #609309
2026-02-18 21:02 UTC
Everyone tell your kids that Henry David Thoreau invented the term "brain rot" in 1854.
There may be no lineal relationship to the modern use, but Thoreau's "Walden" apparently contains the earliest use of the term, with the same basic meaning as today. And they should know about him.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_rot
#history #thinking #Thoreau #education
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