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Algospeak, Vibes, and Post-Rats with Adam Aleksic (Etymology Nerd)

Algospeak, Vibes, and Post-Rats with Adam Aleksic (Etymology Nerd)

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This week, we're joined by Adam Aleksic, also known as @etymologynerd to discuss his new book Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language. We talk everything from 67, slop, rationalists versus post-rationalists, teleology, vibes, and Silicon Valley slang.

Further Reading

  • Buy Adam's book Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language at your local book store or online: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/776856/algospeak-by-adam-aleksic/

  • Find Adam Aleksic @etymologynerd on Instagram and TikTok, and check out his Substack at https://etymology.substack.com/.

  • More on slop: https://etymology.substack.com/p/notes-on-slop

  • Adam's website: etymologynerd.com

  • Book recommendation: Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed (1998) by James C. Scott
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