Urge to doomscroll… rising…

Was going to write a blournal entry last night when I come home from the pub but I was fucking knackered so I decided to catch a few z’s and pick up where I left off in the morning. Well, the morning has obviously come and gone by now, but I still wanna write something so that way, I can maybe keep myself out of the doldrums and resist the urge to doomscroll.

Yeah, it’s no secret that social media thrives on negativity. I know that’s always been the case to some extent, but it’s never felt this inescapable and blatant. Most of my feeds are now filled with rage bait, bad news stories and discourse about… well, everything to do with fiction, pop culture and entertainment. Don’t get me wrong. I’m all for critical thinking and many of these posts do make valid points about the current state of the world and especially the entertainment industry but at the same time, being bombarded with constant negativity and bad news when you just want to see what your friends are up to is exhausting as all hell.

Truth be told, I probably should leave social media but it is one of the very few ways I can keep in touch with some of the people in my life and I do like being able to share some of my interests with people. In my opinion, those little moments of joy more than make up for all the negativity and existential dread in my feed so… take that for whatever it’s worth.

aNAnyway, I’m gonna try and take the bike out for a wee spin now. I think a good cycle is long overdue so… slán go foill. Yes, I’m still using Duolingo. 24 days and counting. We’ll see how long I can keep this streak going.