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by ardy42 2018 days ago
> This, in my opinion, overlays very well with doom scrolling partisan entertainment on facebook/instagram. No one enjoys it, but the intensity drives them back.

But enjoyment-seeking isn't the only thing that motivates people to do things. Fear and anxiety can too, and I think doomscrolling is more of an example of that. It's like vigilantly looking for lions on the savanna and rallying your tribe to react the ones you've spotted.