This leads to a feeling of emptiness and, ultimately, to the phenomenon jokingly referred to online as “post-grad brain rot”. The Mentally Stuck AdultThe buzz around ‘Post-Grad Brain Rot’ has been running over the internet. But why does one go through this phase of brain rot? It is often mistaken for laziness because people who suffer from ‘brain rot’ behave like a lazy person. The Social Media TrapSocial media is a tool that has made information available to us at our fingertips.