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Ways to Combat Brain Rot

Scooby doo definitely promotes critical thinking and detective skills. A lot of forum posters would benefit from watching cartoons instead of posting

Scooby doo definitely promotes critical thinking and detective skills. A lot of forum posters would benefit from watching cartoons instead of posting

@shadow1414 said ^

  • Watch deep, philosophical, well-written shows and films that promote critical thinking: Dexter, Stranger Things, Gumball, The Mentalist, Batman: The Animated Series, Scooby-Doo: Mystery Incorporated, Death Note (anime), Monster (anime), Circle (2015).

Stranger Things is pretty badly written, especially the later seasons. Dexter literally talks about a fellow of Hannibal Lecter. Gumball has British humor so it's okay, but the animation wasn't done by a sober person. The Mentalist talks about a charlatan, Batman talks about a guy in disguise who wants to replace justice with himself, while Scooby-Doo talks about a talking dog.

Guys, if you want to be wise, take Diogenes' advice : live in a barrel, in the most public place possible, near the agora, eat lentils, and swear wise things at passersby, and one day emperors will salute you. And to forget that you owe a chicken to Plato

@shadow1414 said [^](/forum/redirect/post/XaqtbU2H) > * Watch deep, philosophical, well-written shows and films that promote critical thinking: Dexter, Stranger Things, Gumball, The Mentalist, Batman: The Animated Series, Scooby-Doo: Mystery Incorporated, Death Note (anime), Monster (anime), Circle (2015). Stranger Things is pretty badly written, especially the later seasons. Dexter literally talks about a fellow of Hannibal Lecter. Gumball has British humor so it's okay, but the animation wasn't done by a sober person. The Mentalist talks about a charlatan, Batman talks about a guy in disguise who wants to replace justice with himself, while Scooby-Doo talks about a talking dog. Guys, if you want to be wise, take Diogenes' advice : live in a barrel, in the most public place possible, near the agora, eat lentils, and swear wise things at passersby, and one day emperors will salute you. And to forget that you owe a chicken to Plato

Mark my words, before you know it, this thread will become a 67 Skibidi Ohio <insert more brain rot terms here> thread.

Honestly the owners of these social media platforms shouldn't let brain rot spread. But for them they just want to make money and please their customers.

For Lichess, chat bans should be handed out for brain rot until that person turns 13. It's REALLY annoying. Or there should be a seperate subforum for kids under that age who wish to use brain rot. Like a team designed just for that. "Official Lichess Brain Rot Club" or something along those lines should be made by Lichess.

As for a general realistic solution, parents should only give phones to kids when they're in high school and schools should be more strict when it comes to brain rot at school.

Thanks,

Me, an average teen

Mark my words, before you know it, this thread will become a 67 Skibidi Ohio <insert more brain rot terms here> thread. Honestly the owners of these social media platforms shouldn't let brain rot spread. But for them they just want to make money and please their customers. For Lichess, chat bans should be handed out for brain rot until that person turns 13. It's REALLY annoying. Or there should be a seperate subforum for kids under that age who wish to use brain rot. Like a team designed just for that. "Official Lichess Brain Rot Club" or something along those lines should be made by Lichess. As for a general realistic solution, parents should only give phones to kids when they're in high school and schools should be more strict when it comes to brain rot at school. Thanks, Me, an average teen

@IamNOTamod said ^

Stranger Things promotes critical thinking? Must have missed that the first dozen times I watched it...

And The Mentalist is, in my opinion, neither deep nor philosophical — the main character often does (and gets away with) outrageous behaviour.

That said, they are indeed well-written shows.

The Mentalist is not very well written. Half the episodes the story doesn't actually make any sense if you think about it for a second.

@IamNOTamod said [^](/forum/redirect/post/QAu0bbGb) > Stranger Things promotes critical thinking? Must have missed that the first dozen times I watched it... > > And The Mentalist is, in my opinion, neither deep nor philosophical — the main character often does (and gets away with) outrageous behaviour. > > That said, they are indeed well-written shows. The Mentalist is not very well written. Half the episodes the story doesn't actually make any sense if you think about it for a second.

"Half the episodes the story doesn't actually make any sense if you think about it for a second"

How do you mean?

"Half the episodes the story doesn't actually make any sense if you think about it for a second" How do you mean?

Focus on goals and leave gadgets.

Focus on goals and leave gadgets.

@Rahsulaimon said ^

For Lichess, chat bans should be handed out for brain rot until that person turns 13.

Because you think that none of the 13+ ppl are brainrotted?

@Rahsulaimon said [^](/forum/redirect/post/gGfubZHw) > For Lichess, chat bans should be handed out for brain rot until that person turns 13. Because you think that none of the 13+ ppl are brainrotted?

uhh i think the era of brainrots nearly over. like in my school no ones said anything about it for like 8 months so we good!

uhh i think the era of brainrots nearly over. like in my school no ones said anything about it for like 8 months so we good!

@richniftyrabbit said ^

uhh i think the era of brainrots nearly over. like in my school no ones said anything about it for like 8 months so we good!

Oh you’re lucky

@richniftyrabbit said [^](/forum/redirect/post/NOBVftj2) > uhh i think the era of brainrots nearly over. like in my school no ones said anything about it for like 8 months so we good! Oh you’re lucky

@IamNOTamod said ^

"Half the episodes the story doesn't actually make any sense if you think about it for a second"

How do you mean?

An example : X decides to collaborate to unmask Y as the killer of Z. So far looks normal, who wouldn't help to catch a killer? Except later on in the episode, it is hinted that X actually pushed Y to kill Z, and furthermore Y has dirt on X, so if Y goes down he can easily help the authorities take X go down too. As a result, X has to leave the country. So it was in X best interest to not collaborate in the first place, and X, who is not an idiot, would have known it. From the viewer perspective the only reason the syory seems to make sense is that when X collaborates, we don't know yet that he actually was involved.

Another example : A is introduced as the daughter of B, a successful businessman working closely with his dad D. B just got murdered. The solution of the murder is this: D thought that A was his own daughter. Turns out she's C's daughter, where C is the less successful brother of D. However D found out A is not his own daughter, but he didn't know which of his son his the actual father. So he confronted B, who didn't deny it, and killed him in anger. But I mean this doesn't make any sense. Since everyone (including the daughter) thinks that B is the dad, isn't it a discussion that they would probably have had long ago? And what about the mother? B's wife obviously knows she's not the actual mother, so why does she accept to play this role?

@IamNOTamod said [^](/forum/redirect/post/PnXDz5Bb) > "Half the episodes the story doesn't actually make any sense if you think about it for a second" > > How do you mean? An example : X decides to collaborate to unmask Y as the killer of Z. So far looks normal, who wouldn't help to catch a killer? Except later on in the episode, it is hinted that X actually pushed Y to kill Z, and furthermore Y has dirt on X, so if Y goes down he can easily help the authorities take X go down too. As a result, X has to leave the country. So it was in X best interest to not collaborate in the first place, and X, who is not an idiot, would have known it. From the viewer perspective the only reason the syory seems to make sense is that when X collaborates, we don't know yet that he actually was involved. Another example : A is introduced as the daughter of B, a successful businessman working closely with his dad D. B just got murdered. The solution of the murder is this: D thought that A was his own daughter. Turns out she's C's daughter, where C is the less successful brother of D. However D found out A is not his own daughter, but he didn't know which of his son his the actual father. So he confronted B, who didn't deny it, and killed him in anger. But I mean this doesn't make any sense. Since everyone (including the daughter) thinks that B is the dad, isn't it a discussion that they would probably have had long ago? And what about the mother? B's wife obviously knows she's not the actual mother, so why does she accept to play this role?