EP 121 - Brain Rot: From Thoreau to TikTok

EP 121 - Brain Rot: From Thoreau to TikTok9 Sept4 min

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<p>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.</p>