"I have two YouTube videos in my Watch Later that I have ironically been procrastinating on watching: replacing doomscrolling with writing (how to finally write your novel) and Self Education: Your Best Defense Against Brain Rot. Both videos take an almost combative stance against the use of social media, largely because spending time on the platform du jour often devolves into doomscrolling for hours until your brain rots."
"Brain rot, which was the Oxford Word of the Year for 2024, seems to be the natural result of doomscrolling. Oxford defined "brain rot" as "the supposed deterioration of a person's mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as the result of overconsumption of material (now particularly online content) considered to be trivial or unchallenging. Also: something characterized as likely to lead to such deterioration.""
Doomscrolling is the tendency to lose hours on social media while encountering bad news, drama, outrage, and internet ire. Brain rot refers to deterioration of mental or intellectual state from overconsumption of trivial online content. Excessive doomscrolling appears to produce brain rot, shrinking attention spans and eroding social life. Habit-forming app designs promote prolonged engagement and compulsive consumption. Such designs prioritize retention and frequent interaction, contributing to screen addiction and reduced capacity for focused, creative, or challenging intellectual activity.
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