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minus-squarechewypoopslinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down4·2 days ago“Slop” has been slang for food for longer than it has been slang for AI content. You’re deliberately misinterpreting the headline.
minus-squarebutwhyishischinabook@anarchist.nexuslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·22 hours ago“Slop bowls” is deliberately invoking the parallel. Nobody uses the term “slop bowl.”
minus-squaremarmotini_enjoyer@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·12 hours agoGQ. “A Slop Bowl Is a Totally Valid Way to Feed Yourself In 2025”. 2025-01-08. New York Times. “Living the Slop Life”. 2025-05-19. Atlas Obscura. “All Hail the Slop Bowl, Lunch of Our Ancestors”. 2025-06-23. Good Work YouTube channel. “Why are we eating slop?”. 2025-09-19. CNN. "Has the cash-strapped American worker fallen out of love with slop? ". 2025-11-11. New York Times. “The Allure of ‘Slop Bowls’ Fades as Consumers Tighten Spending at Restaurants”. 2026-03-06.
minus-squarebutwhyishischinabook@anarchist.nexuslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 hours agoWell shit. You’re right. Never heard it used that way but I guess that’s a thing.
“Slop” has been slang for food for longer than it has been slang for AI content. You’re deliberately misinterpreting the headline.
“Slop bowls” is deliberately invoking the parallel. Nobody uses the term “slop bowl.”
GQ. “A Slop Bowl Is a Totally Valid Way to Feed Yourself In 2025”. 2025-01-08.
New York Times. “Living the Slop Life”. 2025-05-19.
Atlas Obscura. “All Hail the Slop Bowl, Lunch of Our Ancestors”. 2025-06-23.
Good Work YouTube channel. “Why are we eating slop?”. 2025-09-19.
CNN. "Has the cash-strapped American worker fallen out of love with slop? ". 2025-11-11.
New York Times. “The Allure of ‘Slop Bowls’ Fades as Consumers Tighten Spending at Restaurants”. 2026-03-06.
Well shit. You’re right. Never heard it used that way but I guess that’s a thing.