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> "Whether you are doom-scrolling on Instagram" [...] This most likely isn't intended to be reading a never-ending stream of bad news (on instagram?), but simp
by someweirdperson 4y ago
> "Whether you are doom-scrolling on Instagram" [...]
This most likely isn't intended to be reading a never-ending stream of bad news (on instagram?), but simply an endlessly scrolling site that keeps loading content before reaching the end of the page. The wiktionary definition [0] seems wrong.
[0] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/doomscrolling#English https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/doomscrolling#English
- californical 4y agoI think that people use it hyperbolically rather than literally in that context — the original meaning is correct, but people use the word in an exaggerated context to make a point