I do it a fair bit. I’m never really bored anymore. It gives me a dopamine hit, but I feel controlled by the y somehow.
Does anyone feel like they waste their life doomscrolling, but really enjoys it at the same time ?
I feel like my algorithm is pushing me into a certain mental state. It shows me sad things a lot. Today on my way home it showed me a sentimental video of a boy whose mum was sick and it was so sad I cried. This happens frequently. I try not to watch videos like that but sometimes I’m just watching innocently and then suddenly it turns out to be something really sad.
or I’ll just be scrolling and suddenly they’ll be a really sick child or a starving child or sad stories about abandoned children. I am on the verge of tears / crying a lot because of this stuff. Like I said, I usually try to go past it quickly when I’m scrolling.
anyway it’s just not healthy in general.
does anyone else feel like this ? I feel like it’s really sinister how much it’s affecting my mental state but I can’t seem to stop doing it. I don’t really watch many shows anymore. My attention span is completely shot.