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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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Ocean acidification tipping point, climate change tipping point, rose of wars and fascism, microplastocs - these are just facts of things that are happening. I feel like doom scrolling would be an exaggeration of things that are happening or will happen, not just reading about reality.

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[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I'd say for it to be considered doom scrolling, it would have to be true things.

[–] Beacon@fedia.io 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'd say it has to be things you believe to be true. If a wacko is scrolling for hours on nonsense about how the covid vaccine inserts a mind control chip into your brain and how the leftists are going to come to your small town and force your kids to be trans - then that's still doom scrolling.

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Yeah, that's a fair way to look at it

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 3 points 2 days ago

Exactly, otherwise it's just, well, scrolling.