Mindless on Instagram: "“Brain rot” has become a popular term to describe the cognitive fog and mental deterioration people experience from consuming endless streams of low-quality digital content. When you spend hours scrolling through short-form videos, clickbait articles, and algorithmically-curated feeds designed to capture attention rather than inform or enrich, your brain adapts to expect constant stimulation and rapid dopamine hits. This can erode your attention span, making it harder to