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We have a new term for overloading yourself with negative information: Doomscrolling.
If you’re unfamiliar with the term, it refers to spending too much time on your newsfeed, looking for the next thing to worry about. And right now, people are capturing a whole lot to worry about.
It occurred to me, though, that this is just the most recent form of something which has existed for my entire lifetime:
- The need to keep current with all the newspapers
- Devouring news magazines
- The 24 hour TV newscycle
- General news websites
