{"id":"doomscrolling","name":"Doomscrolling","summary":"Doomscrolling is a 2018 internet slang term coined on Twitter for the compulsive habit of scrolling through negative news and social media, popularized during COVID-19.","tags":["doomscrolling meme","doomscrolling meaning","doomscrolling origin","what is doomscrolling"],"howToUse":["**Self-identify** — \"I was up until 3am doomscrolling again\" is a common confession format on Twitter and Reddit","**Call out the behavior** — \"Put the phone down, stop doomscrolling\" as a gentle or sarcastic nudge","**Make jokes about current events** — Pairing \"doomscrolling\" with whatever disaster is trending, as in \"Sorry boss I can't work I am doomscrolling the coup attempt\"[3]","**Meme about the cycle** — Images or text posts about knowing you should stop but being unable to, often using existing meme formats"],"imageCount":8,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/doomscrolling/doomscrolling-illustration-smartphone-posture.webp","caption":"Iconic doomscrolling behavior illustration.","width":1200,"height":675,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/doomscrolling/doomscrolling-first-person-time-distortion.webp","caption":"Doomscrolling time perception meme.","width":708,"height":962,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/doomscrolling/doomscrolling-gollum-lord-of-rings.webp","caption":"Gollum doomscrolling addiction meme.","width":526,"height":877,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/doomscrolling/doomscrolling-animal-mental-health-impact.webp","caption":"Doomscrolling mental health impact meme.","width":600,"height":517,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/doomscrolling/doomscrolling-twitter-overwhelmed-break.webp","caption":"Twitter overwhelm break from scrolling.","width":680,"height":1120,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/doomscrolling/doomscrolling-ellen-language-work-alternative.webp","caption":"Language learning versus doomscrolling.","width":680,"height":339,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/doomscrolling/doomscrolling-quenton-king-work-excuse.webp","caption":"Doomscrolling as productivity excuse.","width":680,"height":227,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/doomscrolling/doomscrolling-matthew-miller-voting-books.webp","caption":"Voting and books versus doomscrolling humor.","width":680,"height":219,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/doomscrolling/history.md","related":["amber-heard-trial","based","caught-in-4k","bernie-sanders-mittens","dogecoin-to-the-moon","among-us","my-roman-empire","epstein-didnt-kill-himself","cope-and-seethe","i-can-has-cheezburger","godwins-law","touch-grass"],"popularityRank":317,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}