{"id":27947,"date":"2024-12-03T22:26:06","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T22:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=27947"},"modified":"2024-12-04T00:07:25","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T00:07:25","slug":"brain-rot-ter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=27947","title":{"rendered":"Brain Rot-ter&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"807\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Rotter-2024-2-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Rotter-2024-2-.jpg 807w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Rotter-2024-2--269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Rotter-2024-2--768x857.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2018Brain rot\u2019 named Oxford Word of the Year 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Brain rot\u2019 is defined as \u201cthe supposed deterioration of a person\u2019s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as the result of overconsumption of material (now particularly online content) considered to be trivial or unchallenging. Also: something characterized as likely to lead to such deterioration\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>&#8220;Rotter&#8221; is a British slang term used to describe someone who is unpleasant,or objectionable&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"807\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Rotter-2024-copy.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Rotter-2024-copy.jpeg 807w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Rotter-2024-copy-269x300.jpeg 269w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Rotter-2024-copy-768x857.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Court-Painter-Brain-Rotter.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Court-Painter-Brain-Rotter.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Court-Painter-Brain-Rotter-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Court-Painter-Brain-Rotter-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In celebration of this Word of the Year for 2024 ,Court Painter would like to modestly declare the Great Dominion&#8217;s<strong> Conservative Leader of the Opposition Pierre Poilievre <\/strong>as the leading contender for the<strong> Political Brain Rotter 2024.<\/strong> Admittedley the competition was stiff however PP persists with his vacuous slogans and ad hominem nonsense assuring his rotter status and continual rise to the bottom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"807\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Rotter-2024-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Rotter-2024-3.jpg 807w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Rotter-2024-3-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Rotter-2024-3-768x857.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Related : Court Painter recommends an excellent theTyee article by journalist Michael Harris : seven questions that Canadians must answer before making Pierre Poilievre the next prime minister at the head of a majority government.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thetyee.ca\/Analysis\/2024\/12\/03\/Poilievre-Free-Ride-Power\/?utm_source=daily&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=031224\">https:\/\/thetyee.ca\/Analysis\/2024\/12\/03\/Poilievre-Free-Ride-Power\/?utm_source=daily&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=031224<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"757\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Court-Painter-M-Harris.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Court-Painter-M-Harris.jpg 757w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Court-Painter-M-Harris-284x300.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Court Painter with portrait of Michael Harris<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Brain rot\u2019 named Oxford Word of the Year 2024 \u2018Brain rot\u2019 is defined as \u201cthe supposed deterioration of a person\u2019s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as the result of overconsumption of material (now particularly online content) considered to be trivial or unchallenging. Also: something characterized as likely to lead to such deterioration\u201d. &#8220;Rotter&#8221; is &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=27947\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Brain Rot-ter&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-images","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27947"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27967,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27947\/revisions\/27967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}