Word of the Day: Doomscrolling

[jujube]

Doomscrolling: The act of consuming a large quantity of negative online news at once. Excessive amounts of screen time devoted to the absorption of dystopian news.

Sometimes referred to as doomsurfing.

"I can't take another minute of being around Herbie, he spends all day doomsurfing and then all evening talking about the latest disaster!"

 

[Aunt Marg]

I don't doomscroll, but I do dreamscroll every now and then.

 

[horseless carriage]

Doomscroll, is that another way of saying: "Presidential tantrums?"

 

[SetWave]

 

[Ruthanne]

Doomscrolling is similar to watching the evening news I believe; so much doom and gloom!

 

[Dana]

I find myself doing a lot of doomscrolling on this forum

 

[Ruthanne]

I find myself doing a lot of doomscrolling on this forum

Yes, me too

 

[Dana]

People have got to stop doomscrolling about covid, it's making them paranoid.

 

[RubyK]

I try to avoid doomscrolling or people who do so. It just leads to fear and anxiety.