A Generation Alpha child is hypnotized by his iPad screen. Recently, Gen Alpha slang has rotted kids’ brains and transformed their speech beyond recognition. “These little children sit in front of their iPads, hunched over like a vulture looking at fresh roadkill,” Viewpoints Staffer Sam Harwell wrote. Illustration by Sam Harwell
Viewpoints Staffer Sam Harwell believes brainrot slang has destroyed the brains of Generation Alpha kids.
Skibidi. Rizz. Sigma. What do these words mean? What does it mean to be from Ohio or mew? Who knows?
No one – except Generation Alpha.
Generation Alpha, or Gen Alpha for short encompasses kids born between 2010-2024. That means this year, they will be fully cemented into the global population, which is bad news for the rest of us.
We are facing complete destruction at the small, grubby hands of Gen Alpha. Their words are like a verbal infection, taking full control of their host and rotting a hole into their brains.
The issues start with their vocabulary. While a few of their chosen words come from some sort of reputable origin, such as “rizz” coming from “charisma” and “sigma” coming from the Greek alphabet, some words, like skibidi, make no sense.
“It can’t be that bad,” I hear you say. “That’s just teenagers being weird.” But it’s not just teenagers, loyal readers.
Children as young as 3-years-old sit in front of their iPads, hunched over like a vulture looking at fresh roadkill. Their gross, sticky hands leave cloudy fingerprints on the screen as they endlessly scroll through YouTube Shorts.
They start this “iPad metamorphosis” at a young age, frying their brains with YouTube channels such as ‘Skibidi Toilet’ and ‘Cocomelon’ before they can even form a proper sentence.
Then, once they develop the ability to speak, their words are from a completely different language than English. Sigma, rizz and skibidi. Grimace Shake, Looksmaxxing and TikTok Rizz Parties. When does it end?
We are facing complete destruction at the small, grubby hands of Gen Alpha. Their words are like a verbal infection, taking full control of their host and rotting a hole into their brains.
Worse, the disease appears to be contagious – Gen Z has already started to fall victim to the brainrot. It’s nearly impossible to walk through the halls of Clarke Central High School without hearing the cursed language.
To all those who are in contact with the brainrot, please be safe out there. Don’t fall victim to this digital plague.
