This is Merriam-Webster's word of the year for 2023

[doublethink]

Merriam-Webster announced Monday that its word of the year for 2023 is “authentic,” in a nod to the rise of artificial intelligence and a spread of misinformation on social media platforms.

Merriam-Webster said it saw a “substantial increase” in searches for the word in 2023, which the dictionary publisher says was “driven by stories and conversations about AI, celebrity culture, identity and social media.” Merriam-Webster said people are searching for the word because it has a number of different meanings, including “not false or imitation” and “true to one’s own personality, spirit, or character.”

“The rise of AI helped drive interest in the word,” Peter Sokolowski, Merriam-Webster’s editor at large, said in a statement. “The line between ‘real’ and ‘fake’ has become increasingly blurred. As a result, in social media and marketing, ‘authentic’ has become the gold standard for building trust—and authenticity, ironically, has become a performance.” -snip- Rest of article at link below.

https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4329748-merriam-websters-word-2023-authentic/

Note: I woke up this morning thinking it should of been "Gaslighting" but low and behold that was last years (2022) word of the year. Go figure I was off by a year.

[yearsevenmauna]

1. I thought it would be literally...

Happy New Year! 🥳

[Hermit-The-Prog]

2. As in, I was literally covered in bee vomit while sipping tea.

[NewHendoLib]

3. ...all the while experiencing mauna spring bliss!

[greatauntoftriplets]

5. Heh. Mauna spring bliss is a long way off in this neck of the woods.

33 degrees here and haven't seen the sun in days.

[NewHendoLib]

6. we are at 35 degrees, 25 mph gusts - still not a flake of snow yet this winter

[greatauntoftriplets]

7. That's cold for you.

It's not windy here, though, so that's nice.

[marble falls]

10. Not windy in your city? Happy New Year!

[greatauntoftriplets]

12. Same to you.

Not windy today. The wild onions that once grew here and inspired the nickname are sadly out of season. I'm not certain if any are left.

[marble falls]

21. If one hangs around long enough almost everything changes. The only constant is change ...

... too bad too much change takes more of the good than the bad. My good looks have changed, and my bad habits haven't.

[greatauntoftriplets]

4. Guess it's good that I don't like any sweetener in my tea.

[Rhiannon12866]

8. I looked up the definition a long time ago

Mauna is a Sanskrit word that means “silence.” Wishing you a Happy New Year!

[marble falls]

11. She meant it ironically. Happy New Year!

[Rhiannon12866]

15. That has to be it, there's no other possible explanation - too many of us have been around almost as long

Wishing you a very Happy New Year, my friend! And that democracy wins in 2024!

[greatauntoftriplets]

13. Thanks. I did not know that.

[Rhiannon12866]

14. Well, you'll remember that on DU.2, we had a list...

[greatauntoftriplets]

17. DU2 was a long time ago.

I do remember a list, though.

[Rhiannon12866]

18. I remember some of the words on the list, like "Joy"

[greatauntoftriplets]

19. Yeah, she does like reruns.

Bedtime for me.

[Rhiannon12866]

20. I can't help still following along

And I'm on a lot of juries. Get some good rest, my friend, and wishing you a happy and healthy New Year!

[marble falls]

9. Don't know why, I thought it would be 'library'.

[Rhiannon12866]

16. Well, it does relate

We know what's expected of anyone speaking in a library...