What has changed is the source material. For young people growing up in a digital world, quotable moments don’t come from films or TV but from TikTok edits, Roblox streams, speedrun memes, Minecraft ...

Brainrot is also reshaping how children play online. Many adults grew up with games built around structure. In titles like Pokémon, Zelda or Half-Life, players completed goals, quests and puzzles to ...