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By *8beard OP Man 4 weeks ago
London |
Are we helping or just doom-scrolling ourselves into numbness?
Every big tragedy now comes with an instant highlight reel: graphic clips, “thoughts & prayers” posts, and hot-takes in the comments. Psychologists call this secondary trauma—your brain can’t always tell the difference between watching horror and living it.
What this flood does:
• 🔁 Spreads awareness & solidarity—voices that were ignored can finally be heard.
• 🧠 Overloads our nervous systems—anxiety, burnout, or straight-up apathy.
• 👍🏾 Rewards performance empathy—likes and shares become social currency.
Platforms love it: outrage keeps us online, algorithms boost what shocks us most. Opting out isn’t easy when autoplay drops tragedy in your lap.
So where’s the balance?
1. Curate ruthlessly: mute, block, set limits.
2. Think before you repost: Does this help, inform, or just re traumatise?
3. Act offline: donate, organise, vote—healing doom-sharing.
Is nonstop exposure a price worth paying for awareness, or is it wearing us down?
Ash 🫡 |
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Although we were comfortably numb to what was happening in the world society seemed more relaxed and the people seemed nicer and more relaxed towards each other. I may be looking at it though rose tinted glasses though |
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