rot economy

Coined by Ed Zitron:

The rot economy is a growth-at-all-costs economy. The only thing that matters is growth of revenue, which comes from showing a never ending vomit stream of ads, rewarding managerial malpractice, and pleasing shareholders. Also see: enshittification

Ever wonder why Google results are getting worse, or why you aren't seeing your friends on Instagram? It's all because of the growth-at-all-costs economy that's swallowed the tech industry, where the user experience takes a back seat to monetizing every interaction with the platforms you used to love. - episode synopsis for “The Rot Economy,” from the Better Offline podcast

by Sickomonster January 21, 2025

Brain Rot

When someone doesn't brush their teeth, gives you head, and you don't shower for a while, allowing tooth butter bacteria to expand upon the head of your peepee, giving you Balanitis.

His ass got brain rot and now his wee wee look like Freddy Krueger!

by Ifardrealfugginhard January 27, 2025

Brain rot

the supposed mental or intellectual decline of a person.

Having a brain rot attention span is so infuriating!

by HammyBurger69 January 28, 2025

The Rot

that infection from the video game rain world
turbocancer

Five Pebbles and Hunter from the 2017 indie survival game Rain World both have the Rot.

by rain world iterator enthusiast January 30, 2025

Job Rot

The slow, soul-crushing decay of a person’s motivation, ambition, and mental well-being due to being trapped in a mind-numbing, dead-end job. Symptoms include excessive daydreaming, existential dread, and refreshing LinkedIn out of pure desperation.

The process of a job itself becoming obsolete, pointless, or unbearably toxic over time.
The overwhelming sense of burnout and detachment from corporate life.

1. The job rot is hitting hard and I wanna quit."
2. "She used to be so ambitious, but five years in middle management gave her job rot."

by TheJobRot January 31, 2025

car rotting

Car rotting is like bed rotting, just in your car.

Bruh, I was car rotting earlier in the school parking lot for hours instead of going to class

by chickennugg_01 February 23, 2025

green rotting

not showering for 2 weeks straight and gaming with chips and juice all day until you start turning green
Greener than the level of orange trump is.

Discord mods are gonna start green rotting.

by mysteriouspamdefinerr65 March 1, 2025