A moment of self-awareness — or a nudge from someone else — to pause and ask whether you've been doomscrolling for too long. A doomscrolling check is the brief mental audit where you realize it's been 45 minutes, your mood has tanked, and you have literally no new information of value. It can be self-initiated or delivered as a gentle intervention by a friend who notices you've gone suspiciously quiet and glassy-eyed.
Doing a doomscrolling check — I've been on news apps for an hour and I feel genuinely worse than before.
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Viral internet speak — memes, ratios, main-character moments, and the algospeak of every platform from Twitter to Reddit to TikTok comment sections.
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