Should 'Tarp' be the word of the year?

In 2024, 'tarpaulin' was mentioned a lot in connection with scandals that occurred. Maybe it should be chosen as the word of the year?

'Tarp' also comes from the disease of achievement. "Tarp" about spending, eating, traveling ... is the hobby of a part of young people - Photo: YEN TRINH

As reported by Tuoi Tre Online , AP news agency on December 3 said that the Oxford dictionary recently announced that the phrase representing the year 2024 will be brain rot.

With a 230% increase in usage over the previous year, the term is defined by Oxford as “a deterioration in a person's mental or intellectual state, especially as a result of consuming excessive amounts of content (now primarily online) that is trivial or unchallenging.”

If you had to choose a phrase to represent the year 2024 to include in the Vietnamese dictionary, which phrase would you choose?

Tuoi Tre Online introduces the sharing of author Nguyen Minh Hoang - expert on social work and community development.

We don't like "backdrop" but still praise it?

In 2024, "tarpaulin" probably deserves to be chosen as the "word of the year". The word "tarpaulin" (new meaning) has appeared before, but it was only when the whole country joined hands to overcome the consequences of Typhoon Yagi , and also due to the spread of social networks, that it became a trend and "exploded" in frequency of use.

From a linguistic perspective, English-savvy people have found English equivalents. One of them is the word "pretentious". This word is different from the word "show off".

Because the banner is to say wrong, exaggerate, or not say correctly about what you have (for example, the amount of money donated to people affected by natural disasters).

Boasting and showing off is intentionally showing others what you have, which sometimes makes others feel uncomfortable, jealous and envious.

In an article on the website of the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand, a charity that campaigns for national health promotion and systemic change in New Zealand, the word "pretentious" is used to describe one of the characteristics of people with narcissistic personality disorder.

Narcissistic personality disorder, often abbreviated as NPD, is a widely recognized mental illness.

According to psychologists and psychiatrists, the causes of narcissistic personality disorder include genetic factors, negative childhood experiences, parental parenting styles, observation-imitation, and cultural factors.

Among the causes leading to NPD, two notable causes are observation, imitation and cultural environment.

These two reasons become even more meaningful in an age where people use social media extensively, easily interact with others online, and absorb a lot of information.

Regarding the issue of social media trolling, the act of liking, loving, commenting politely, praising, and complimenting someone's trolling posts unintentionally encourages them to do the same in the future.

We may not like other people's flattering posts, but sometimes we still praise them, so are we being fake too?

We all recognize insincerity in ourselves and others, but instead of discouraging it, we encourage it. We claim to value authenticity, but in the end, we let insincerity win.

This can be a vicious cycle that feeds the habit of lying and deceit in many people.

Stop lying, "the backdrop" will run out of room

Going back in history, Iskra Fileva cites stories to show that lying has been a human trait since ancient times.

In a more literary and witty way, the famous writer Shakespeare had his character in As You Like It say, "All the world 's a stage. And all the men and women but players."

In Vietnam, during the years when the country was still in difficulty and people's lives were not yet prosperous, there were also "canvas" types of families.

For example, people pound a pestle into a hollow mortar to make a sound like pounding rice or pounding meat, or drop water on a trivet or hot pan to make a sizzling sound like cooking food. Some people even hold a toothpick in their mouth when walking down the street so that others can see that they have just eaten...

But unlike now, canvas in previous times did not have the support of social networks and media, so the negative effects would be less.

Returning to the issue of people with narcissistic personality disorder, according to experts, parents' lack of attention, love and care can also cause children to develop defense mechanisms, such as narcissism, to protect themselves from feeling hurt.

On the contrary, overindulgence also makes children mistakenly think they are the center, the navel of the universe.

Children have the ability to observe and learn quickly, so they can imitate the narcissistic behaviors of their parents, people around them, and especially those they idolize and admire.

All of these can contribute to narcissistic personality disorder in adulthood. Therefore, the best way to reduce the chances of a child developing narcissistic personality is through parenting.

As for each of us, let's stop being fake in the face of other people's fakeness so that the habit of lying no longer has a place to perform.

What do you think should be the word of 2024? Please share your thoughts in the comments below. Thank you.

TTO

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/phong-bat-nen-la-tu-cua-nam-20241207111301778.htm