Forget the A.I. Apocalypse. Memes Have Already Nuked Our Culture.

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The New York Times - Arts 11 hours ago • nytimes.com

Forget the A.I. Apocalypse. Memes Have Already Nuked Our Culture.

From our jokes and slang to the White House’s policy messaging, internet “brain rot” has escaped our phones to take over … well, everything.

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