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Merriam-Webster’s word of the year is polarization?
How timely! Nothing says 2024 like a word that perfectly describes family dinners, political debates, and whether or not pineapple belongs on pizza. (1/3)
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And now, the Macquarie Dictionary word of the year, coined by Cory Doctorow: ENSHITTIFICATION. How is the internet free?
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Xodus
The movement of social media users away from Twitter / X and toward other platforms, notably Bluesky. Happening because of safety concerns and deteriorating user experience.
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droidspeak
A method of getting AI bots to communicate with each other more efficiently, by representing context as a mathematical model rather than as natural language
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che
A discourse-pragmatic marker common in Argentina, and which has been added to the dictionary of the Real Academia Española only this year. Meaning something like "hey" or as a focal marker.
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Brain Rot: The 2024 Word of the Year Reflects Modern Concerns
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Enshitification - word of the year 2024 Meaning via Google and Wikipedia
Meaning? Curious, so many thoughts - Wikipedia👇
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Enshitification!
hopecore
A mindset or aesthetic that seeks joy and positivity in the world
Making a daily decision to keep hope alive
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glaze
To praise or promote someone in a way that seems inappropriately cringe
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4b movement
A movement in Korea in which women avoid sex, dating, marriage, and childbirth
bisekseu (no sex)
bichulsan (no childbirth)
biyeonae (no dating)
bihon (no marriage)
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echo chamber
Supposedly, an intellectual exclusion zone where only one's own views are reflected
Used by right-wing figures to describe Bluesky, where they are failing to gain traction
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anticipatory compliance
Obeying in advance of unfair or draconian rule, instead of throwing a spanner into the works
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kakistocracy
Government by the worst or least-suitable people
From Greek kakistos, "the worst", ultimately from PIE root *kakka-: poop
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(someone) ate that
Did a great job, did something successfully, slayed
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blue zone
Supposedly, regions with a number of very old people (+110 years)
More likely a result of poverty, bad record keeping, pension fraud
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aura
Power of attraction, charisma, "it"-factor
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W / L
One-letter adjectives standing for WIN and LOSE, as in: Daniel has W rizz.
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sanewashing
Said of the media, when it makes bizarre or dislocated public pronouncements seem normal and coherent
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coolcation
A vacation whose location is influenced by a desire for cooler weather. A sign of rising temperatures.
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heisenbug
In computer tech support, a bug that disappears when someone is trying to diagnose or fix it.
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extremely/chronically online
Having views typical of those who spend a lot of time on the internet.
These people are sometimes surprised to find that their views are at variance with those of the general population
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algorithm orgy
A situation where an event or person suddenly becomes a hot topic of discussion, based on how algorithms boost information
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surveillance pricing
Using personal data to set prices based on a shopper’s individual characteristics or online activity
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cornplating
The practice of analysing a work of fiction in way too much detail
Named after a meme in which someone tried to explain the Encanto character Dolores holding a plate of corn
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demure
Restrained in appearance and demeanour. Part of a catchphrase used by lifestyle and beauty influencer Jools Lebron: "very demure, very mindful."
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