doomsurfing

alternative doom-surfing

1. informaluncountableThe continuous, and often obsessive, reading of Internet news or information about a disaster.

   Maybe it's just time to quit your doomsurfing.

   2021 June 5, Jason Cipriani, “Delete your Facebook account for good? Here's everything you need to know”, in CNet

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   I’ve been doing a lot of this kind of doomsurfing recently — falling into deep, morbid rabbit holes filled with coronavirus content, agitating myself to the point of physical discomfort, erasing any hope of a good night’s sleep. Maybe you have, too.

   2020 March 20, Kevin Roose, “The Week in Tech: How to Stop Coronavirus ‘Doomsurfing’”, in The New York Times, page B4

   One obvious answer is stress. From Covid-induced nightmares to “doomsurfing” to “coronaphobia,” it’s no secret that pandemic-related anxiety is affecting our collective mental health.

   2020 September 15, Tammy Chen, “A Dentist Sees More Cracked Teeth. What's Going On?”, in The New York Times, page D6

   Like many of you, I was confined to my apartment, which I often resented. I continuously engaged in what has been referred to as “doomscrolling” (or, in an extension of that same modern parlance, “doomsurfing”).

   2021 April 13, Sierra Élise Hansen, “Post-pandemic, we must value libraries more”, in The Michigan Daily

   Synonyms: doomscrolling