doomscrolling

/ˈdumˌskɹoʊlɪŋ/

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.

doomscrolling means The practice of continually reading Internet news about catastrophic events. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 91 out of 100.

noun

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.”