Social media is changing the way you talk - Adam Aleksic's TEDx Talk (www.youtube.com)

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Discussed are things like why kids say someone's been "unalived", some surprising etymologies (and how incel terminology is widespread on TikTok), why cottagecore exploded from nothing, and whether we're cooked.

I did find his weird movements distracting - there's not many slides so you can just listen and not miss anything.

Apparently he's better known as the Etymology Nerd online, so you may know the name already.

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

Chat, is this real?

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Nah he's just farming +2's

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

i love his videos on youtube !

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