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My Struggle with Doom Scrolling

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Re: My Struggle with Doom Scrolling

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Post by n00b_heal »

bdhcuidbebe wrote: post #78

Im trying a ”new” thing, in fact something I abandoned years ago. Namely rss. I made some scrapers for the sites i follow that lacks full rss feeds, and can now enjoy distraction free focused reading again, without inflammatory comment sections. However, I’m here commenting so I guess im still under the spell. :-/

Tried this for twitter as there are some people I still like for their concise content, but I don't want to be drawn into curated corporate doomscroll. Doesn't work as good as I thought, but I still consider RSS to be a valuable tool to put a safe gate to personal internet use

Re: My Struggle with Doom Scrolling

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Post by criddell »

normie3000 wrote: post #79
dqv wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No. I think it's one of those situations where the word has changed meaning for certain groups of people, like a game of telephone, because dopamine scrolling and doom scrolling are semantically close. It's kind of like how gen alpha has a different view of what "preppy" means than what previous generations would have thought.

What does preppy mean for alphas?

Dictionary.com has an article about the current meaning:

https://www.dictionary.com/e/the-new-meaning-of-preppy/

Re: My Struggle with Doom Scrolling

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Post by suddenclarity »

latexr wrote: post #54
gman83 wrote: post #45

It's really too bad that you can't disable YouTube shorts. I like watching YouTube videos on my phone, but the shorts is too tempting and I find myself wasting so much time with totally useless content. I'll probably have to remove YouTube entirely.

This may not apply to you, but the way I consume YouTube is by turning off history and subscribing to the creators I want via RSS. That way I seldom even remember Shorts exist; they simply do not appear for me. If that wouldn’t work for you, consider removing the app and accessing YouTube via the browser. I would be surprised it there’s not an extension or blocker which can disable those.

I do this as well but find it a bit of a pain to add/remove sources since YouTube doesn't offer any easily accessible RSS feed. Wish there was a way to sync subscriptions with the YouTube account but at the same time I would never allow third party access. I refuse Google login on third party sites.

Re: My Struggle with Doom Scrolling

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Post by Bluescreenbuddy »

bigfudge wrote: post #76
yuppiepuppie wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, unless not stated in this article, this is not doom scrolling. This seems more like an addiction issue, which is great that it’s being addressed. But it wouldn’t fit the definition of doom scrolling, which is an obsessive compulsion for searching of negative news.

That's not what I thought doom scrolling meant. I thought it specifically referred to the existential doom of endless scrolling for a dopamine hit.

The doom refers to the news and info type.

Re: My Struggle with Doom Scrolling

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Post by tcoppola »

gman83 wrote: post #45

It's really too bad that you can't disable YouTube shorts. I like watching YouTube videos on my phone, but the shorts is too tempting and I find myself wasting so much time with totally useless content. I'll probably have to remove YouTube entirely.

If you're an android user, try the Revanced App. I use it to eliminate all ads and enable SponsorBlock on YT, but it also allows you to customize a lot of the experience. You can turn off shorts by[1]...

1. Open YouTube ReVanced

2. Tap profile picture (top right)

3. Tap Settings

4. Navigate to ReVanced > Layout

5. Tap "Shorts components" at the bottom of the list

6. Enable "Hide Shorts in feed"

[1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/revancedapp/comments/156lw72/the_be...

Re: My Struggle with Doom Scrolling

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Post by gunian »

n00b_heal wrote: post #75
gunian wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

slow death? grew up in a cult now prevented from getting any employment living in a house full of cult fanatics scrolling the only thing to do. way cheaper than drugs. less side effects. idk nice to have something to entertain me on the road to dying imo it's not as bad as people make it seem people just like coming up with struggle stories once they have jobs and life etc

more like sleeping and dreaming I guess. Do you think the more free people are the more they gotta somehow justify their freedom with simulated struggles?

tbh i have never been free all my life the cult is all I know idk how the mind of a free human being works

but if i had to guess it's the plotline of american psycho when basic needs are met people get bored maybe? and create struggles, games, simulate poverty

if you had a place to live, could work for minimum wage, are not being abused every day your biggest struggle would be scrolling whereas if you can't work, are being abused everyday, live with a bunch of cult fanatics scrolling even monitored feels nice

Re: My Struggle with Doom Scrolling

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Post by barrenko »

X (Twitter) is best used as an RSS. Instead of going to the app and the feed, just make some bookmarks folder with the people you want to follow and read their feeds directly.

Occasionally rabbit-hole threads to find new interesting accounts to follow.

Re: My Struggle with Doom Scrolling

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Post by latexr »

suddenclarity wrote: post #83
latexr wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This may not apply to you, but the way I consume YouTube is by turning off history and subscribing to the creators I want via RSS. That way I seldom even remember Shorts exist; they simply do not appear for me. If that wouldn’t work for you, consider removing the app and accessing YouTube via the browser. I would be surprised it there’s not an extension or blocker which can disable those.

I do this as well but find it a bit of a pain to add/remove sources since YouTube doesn't offer any easily accessible RSS feed. Wish there was a way to sync subscriptions with the YouTube account but at the same time I would never allow third party access. I refuse Google login on third party sites.

> YouTube doesn't offer any easily accessible RSS feed.

Every feed reader I tried auto-detects the correct YouTube feed URL if you just give them the channel URL.

Re: My Struggle with Doom Scrolling

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Post by the_snooze »

arccy wrote: post #60
lloeki wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I use a Garmin watch for alarms. Frequent conversation: "oh you have a smartwatch" "no it's dumb in all the right ways, which is the point" Notably I have notifications but can't act on them, which prevents me from picking up the phone just to check notifications and then be drawn into doing actions. YMMV.

if you can't act on them, don't you have to pick up your phone anyway? if it was a bit smarter you can quickly act on it, but using a smartwatch is so uncomfortable you wouldn't want to use it for anything unnecessary.

>if you can't act on them, don't you have to pick up your phone anyway?

Not necessarily. My smartwatch is basically a beeper. I see messages come in, then I mentally prioritize them. 90% of the time, it can wait at least an hour, maybe longer. It's conditioned me (and people around me) that instant reachability is neither necessary nor desirable. It makes it easier to focus on what's in front of me instead of constantly tickling a slab of glass.

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