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It turns out that spending a lot of time staring at your phone and reading bad news isn’t great for your outlook on life or humanity. That’s the finding of a recent study published in the Journal of Computers in Human Behavior Reports, which linked doomscrolling to existential anxiety, despair, distrust and suspicion of others.…

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It turns out that spending a lot of time staring at your phone and reading bad news isn’t great for your outlook on life or humanity. That’s the finding of a recent study published in the Journal of Computers in Human Behavior Reports, which linked doomscrolling to existential anxiety, despair, distrust and suspicion of others.

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  1. @tribecalledshabbazz8758

    July 29, 2024 at 11:49 am

    Lol water is wet

  2. @HippieP629

    July 29, 2024 at 1:35 pm

    Step 1: Uninstall twitter / X, IG and tiktok. Step 2: There’s no step 2

  3. @Unstable23

    July 29, 2024 at 2:08 pm

    I’m using my phone to watch this.

  4. @Metacognition88

    July 29, 2024 at 10:15 pm

    People in Iran are even Allowed to doom scroll is more newsworthy.

  5. @gokayokyay4600

    August 6, 2024 at 4:41 pm

    Hey nice video just one note. Please stop reading lines and just memorize them or go by your heart. The moment I realize that your eye balls are sliding, the content becomes meaningless. Thanks and have a nice day!

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