Andy’s Quick Hits (24): Do you have a brain wired for doomscrolling?

Andy Hab
2 min readJun 16, 2021

Doomscrolling is a term used to describe scrolling through negative news, particularly on social media. Suggesting a bizarre attraction to the negative — often in a depressed mood at that. Some people seem to find it compelling even though they know it won’t do them any good.

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Andy Hab

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