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jeffreyi

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21. Guilty.

Reply to FSogol (Original post)

Thu Feb 6, 2025, 02:05 PM

Feb 6

I am sifting through all the information looking for context and ways to fight back. I shouldn't have to do this. Ways to fight back ought to be a unified and evolving set of recommendations, pinned, shared with others outside DU, so we quit shouting and move on to acting. Otherwise, yes, it's yelling to each other from inside the empty, sealed grain silo.
So, let's get our act together and agree on and create a pinned picklist of effective actions.

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Just say no to doomscrolling [View all] FSogol Feb 6 OP

My wife has been doomscrolling, I'm afraid. MineralMan Feb 6 #1

Very true. Lots here at DU are falling into that too. FSogol Feb 6 #2

It's so easy to get caught up in it. MineralMan Feb 6 #8

A friend told me yesterday that her husband has been doomscrolling Ocelot II Feb 6 #12

It can be difficult to avoid. My strategy is to just read news stories, MineralMan Feb 6 #15

Just say no to ignoring what is happening. gab13by13 Feb 6 #3

Fighting is daily agonizing on a tiny web forum? FSogol Feb 6 #4

Posting what is happening is not doomscrolling gab13by13 Feb 6 #7

What are *you* doing, besides posting on DU? Ocelot II Feb 6 #9

Excellent article, Ocelot II Feb 6 #5

At what point do we call it 'doomscrolling' Prairie_Seagull Feb 6 #6

Tried to point this out last night in another thread GusBob Feb 6 #10

I was watching the new season 2 of the comedy series "Mo". (Short for Mohammed) LeftInTX Feb 6 #11

Trying my best... My only salvation is my 5AM 3mile hike with my pup and friends each morning. hlthe2b Feb 6 #13

I've started jumping on, get caught up, then jump off again. Lars39 Feb 6 #14

NOTHING wrong with doomscrolling in dire circumstances flamingdem Feb 6 #16

I keep telling myself that I'm looking for one bright spot or piece of good news to stop on, that I can take with me ... Alice B. Feb 6 #17

Some of the responses are absolutely kooky BannonsLiver Feb 6 #18

Which ones, and in what way? Ocelot II Feb 6 #19

The ones telling people that if they're not doomscrolling they don't care about what is happening. BannonsLiver Feb 6 #20

Guilty. jeffreyi Feb 6 #21