doomscroller

Etymology

From doom + scroller.

doomscroller means A person who engages in doomscrolling. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.

noun

A person who engages in doomscrolling.“One doomscroller notes he wakes each day hopeful for what is to come, but the first thing he does is reach for his telephone so he can throw himself into the abyss of negative news.”