What Does 'Doomscrolling' Mean?

[ SOCIAL MEDIA ][ ATTENTION ECONOMY ]

FORCE: Attention EconomyUNIVERSE: Social MediaCLUSTER: Algorithmic Compulsion Loops

Compulsively scrolling through a feed of bad news or negative content well past the point of it being informative, unable to stop despite the content actively making you feel worse.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"Went to check one notification and ended up doomscrolling for an hour."

LORE & ORIGIN

The base term behind the now-extensive doomscroll-themed vocabulary (doomscroll loop, doomspender, doomclicking), naming the original core behavior.

FIRST SEEN

2018

PEAK POPULARITY

2026 (Social Media)

CURRENT STATUS

Mainstream Gen Alpha Slang

Related To:Doomscroll Loop Scroll Hole

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EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES

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AURA IMPACT ⓘ

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TREND STATUS

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CULTURE CATEGORY

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DOCUMENTED SINCE

2018

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