EP 121 - Brain Rot: From Thoreau to TikTok
Published on Sep 9, 2026, 10:46:09 AM
Total time: 00:01:58
Published on Sep 9, 2026, 10:46:09 AM
Total time: 00:01:58
Max Lexicon traces the surprisingly old roots of “brain rot,” a phrase that exploded in the age of infinite scrolling. From Henry David Thoreau’s 1854 complaint to modern meme culture, this episode reveals how a joke became a diagnosis of digital life.
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