The article slop realism by Adam Aleksic (The Etymology Nerd) writes about the designations for various types of “slop”, pointing out how no matter how hard people try to retain the negative connotation of the word “slop”, it worms its way out until the purveyors have commodified the protest.

“If “slop” is the precipitate of optimization, it is easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of slop. Suppose you want to make your interests undiscoverable, so you prioritize illegibility. Now you’ve incentivized me to... [More]”