doomscrolling
noun
- compulsive consumption of large quantity of negative online news
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈdumˌskɹoʊlɪŋ/
noun
Etymology: From doom + scrolling, from the practice of scrolling through timelines and news feeds on a computer or mobile device; originally in a context of being dissatisfied with current socio-political conditions and headlines. Popularized and surged during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The practice of continually reading Internet news about catastrophic events.
“Step 1 is to acknowledge the burden that doomscrolling creates for our health, Dr. Gazzaley said. “You have to realize you don’t want to live your life in a hamster wheel of complete news consumption,” he said.”
“I assured them that while doomscrolling was a difficult online pitfall, it wasn't one they needed to fall in to^([sic]).”
verb
Etymology: From doom + scrolling, from the practice of scrolling through timelines and news feeds on a computer or mobile device; originally in a context of being dissatisfied with current socio-political conditions and headlines. Popularized and surged during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- present participle and gerund of doomscroll