Ever heard someone say you’ve got that “plain spoken” charm? It’s a nod to your knack for honesty and clarity. This year, though, it’s not just Nebraskans (or North Dakotans) getting straightforward. Oxford University Press’s 2024 Word of the Year, “brain rot,” calls out a modern menace: information overload leading to mental mush, especially from trivial online content. From Thoreau’s warnings to today’s digital deluge, it seems we’re still navigating a sea of nonsense. Time to sift through the online noise, don’t you think?
Check out this commentary on commentary from the Nebraska Examiner. And then ask yourself, how are you protecting your brain from all the terrible information circulating these days? If you don’t have an answer, keep reading here. That’s one of the role’s we’ve assigned ourselves.
