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doomscroll

Or doom-scroll

[doom-skrohl]

verb (used with or without object)

Digital Technology.
  1. to obsessively check online news for updates, especially on social media feeds, with the expectation that the news will be bad, such that the feeling of dread from this negative expectation fuels a compulsion to continue looking for updates in a self-perpetuating cycle.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of doomscroll1

First recorded in 2015–20; doom ( def. ) + scroll ( def. ) (in the sense “to move text up, down, or across a display screen”); influenced by doomsday ( def. )
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He talks about doomscrolling with snacks, about Red Vines and Spaghettios, about masculinity and shame and what it means to feed yourself like you matter.

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Garland’s dystopian vision and Boyle’s kinetic urgency remain perfectly in sync, and the fact that much of the film was reportedly shot using an iPhone 15 promises a frenzied doomscroll realism.

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Or maybe do some journaling or doomscrolling in bed, depending on what my mood is.

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You know the feeling: a doomscrolling blur of vacation flexes, political spirals and the neverending discourse about “White Lotus.”

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I could spend my free time doomscrolling, or I could challenge myself to a higher pleasure.

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