What Does This Mean?
A reliance on a continuously updating content feed to regulate mood, fill silence, or provide a baseline level of stimulation, to the point that an empty or static feed feels genuinely uncomfortable.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"The Wi-Fi went out for ten minutes and I felt genuinely unsettled. That's feed dependency, not just boredom."
LORE & ORIGIN
Drawn from clinical dependency framing and applied to algorithmic feeds around 2023, the term distinguishes itself from simple habit by emphasizing the discomfort of withdrawal — not just wanting the feed, but needing it to feel regulated.
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