doomscroll
verb/ˈdumˌskɹoʊl/US
Etymology
From doom + scroll, probably a back-formation from doomscrolling.
Definitions
To continually read Internet news about catastrophic events.
- You doomscroll about all kinds of things including pandemics, racial injustice, natural disasters, wars, and political unrest.
- “Why are you doomscrolling?” I ask. ¶ “I’m not doomscrolling.” Swipe, swipe...
- Keep a book in your bag to avoid the temptation to doomscroll.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for doomscroll. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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