>[!abstract] >Pablum fare refers to something bland, simplistic, or intellectually unchallenging. It can describe insipid intellectual content, entertainment, or even food. The term originates from the infant cereal *Pablum*, which was developed in the 1930s. >[!related] >- **North** (upstream): [[Mass culture]] >- **West** (similar): [[AI slop]], [[Bread and circuses]] >- **East** (different): [[Intellectual rigor]] >- **South** (downstream): [[Lowest common denominator entertainment]]