#stop doom scrolling

[weezarddd]

Yk, hearing about Mt. Fuji breaking its 130 year streak of snowing genuinely frightened me. No matter how much we scream at the people leading our countries, our WORLD, about the damage they are causing to it, nothing changes. Of course, I realized that this is absolutely just a money problem. Big corpos only care about money, that's already been hammered into our heads enough.

But that made me think... If they're only going to care about preserving the environment if it affects their money, then let's MAKE it affect their money. I know I'm only one person, and I don't have that loud of a voice... But I want to make a difference. I want EVERYONE to make a difference, because not using plastic straws or recycling our stuff at home doesn't do anything. They WANT us to think it's our fault, when the very factories and facilities they make money from are what's destroying our planet.

I don't know what to do exactly... Again, I'm only a small voice on Tumblr. I'm 17 and still have a whole life ahead of me that I want to experience... and I'm sure everyone here, and in the wider world, wants nothing more than to have a future that isn't cut short, because of silk-suited motherfuckers that see more value in our money than our life. The world isn't ending yet, and there is no way in hell I'm going to hand my life over to the corporate pigs that want to drain this planet until it's empty.

So everyone, let's do whatever we can to hit the corpos where it hurts. Let's make it so that they can't ignore us anymore.

[geckocult]

i just spent like 4 hours cleaning my room, and it's so much cleaner and nicer to be in. and now I'm just sitting here thinking about all the hours (definitely more than 4) i wasted doomscrolling on the couch, when i could have been out here making my life better? my room cleaner? myself happier? what the hell

[infatuatedlilbitch]

STOP DOOMSCROLLING ABOUT RFK JR AND MUSK--READ THIS INSTEAD

Oh, so RFK Jr's brilliant plan as HHS Secretary is to "cure" ADHD with labor camps and ban all psychiatric meds? LMAO these are literally the rantings of a lunatic. And that's who they've installed at every level of government.

But here's the thing: You HAVE to see this as lunacy. You CANNOT take this seriously. The second you start thinking one man could actually do this, you're thinking about Kings. DON'T.

If fucking MITCH MCCONNELL - MITCH MCCONNELL of all people - can speak out against what Trump and Musk are doing, what's YOUR representative's excuse? This is the same Mitch McConnell I've been wishing on every goddamn star would pass the fuck away, and HE can say something?

So NO MORE posts about what Musk is doing unless you're posting it with YOUR representative's silence right next to it. Look them up. Call them out. Put a lil picture of them in all of your Elon callout posts. People should know what they look like. Everyone else in America who doesn't do their fucking job gets FIRED. Why are we letting these people collect paychecks for doing NOTHING?

Look at the French - they get it. The second their government tries any of this shit, garbage collectors stop collecting, workers walk out. No discussion. Because they remember something we forgot: THEY NEED US more than we need them.

And don't give me that "but we can't protest, we live paycheck to paycheck" bullshit. You're living paycheck to paycheck BECAUSE you won't protest. BECAUSE you won't unite. BECAUSE you're too scared to imagine what would happen if we ALL just stopped for ONE DAY.

Your representatives work for YOU. Start acting like it.

And if you're not ready to confront other aspects of solidarity yet? Fine. Just remember we're ALL united in oppression under being members of the working class. Start there.

[lesbianjudasiscariot]

[fantasticflumph]

i can't come to bed babe i need to gaze into the cursed amulet

[mintconditioned]

attention is currency. stop giving it away for free.

every platform wants your attention because your attention = profit. tiktok, youtube, even your student portal — everything’s designed to keep you scrolling, spending, or stressing. time is a resource. start protecting it like your money.

but what does that actually mean?

it means that you’re not the customer on most apps — you’re the product. companies profit by selling your attention and data to advertisers. algorithms are designed to hijack your brain’s reward system—likes, follows, autoplay, endless scroll. none of that is an accident.

recently, the ftc hosted a 2025 workshop called “the attention economy: how big tech firms exploit kids and hurt families,” highlighting how platforms intentionally hook users.

studies show that 1 in 5 teens spends over 2 hours daily on tiktok—over recommended limits—and higher usage is linked to anxiety and lower self-esteem.

researchers also warn that algorithmic amplification (like tiktok’s for-you feed) fuels compulsive use by reinforcing targeted content deep into feeds.

here’s how to take your attention back and why it matters:

1. delete one app every weekend. just for two days. a brief digital detox, like removing social media apps over a weekend, can reduce stress and improve focus.

2. if you wouldn’t pay to see it, don’t give it your full attention. time is a resource—if content wouldn’t earn your money, don’t give your attention. treat it like currency.

3. make your phone boring. moving apps off your home screen and switching your phone to grayscale can reduce its addictive pull .

4. start “micro budgeting” your attention. time-blocking your screen use—like budgeting money—improves control and awareness over where your time goes .

5. set one hour a week as “no input” time. intentionally unplugged time helps spark creativity and mental clarity.

6. stop doomscrolling as “being informed.” reading endless crisis content at night increases anxiety—limiting you to scheduled, credible news consumption is healthier.

7. pay attention to what content energizes or drains you. teens who develop awareness of what content affects their mental health can proactively curate their online feeds.

your attention is your mental energy, your focus, your time. tech companies spend billions trying to hijack it. you don’t have to quit the internet — but you should treat your attention like money. once you give it away, you can’t get it back.

and your future, your mind, and your goals deserve better. sources:

federal trade commission. the attention economy: how big tech firms exploit children and hurt families. workshop, federal trade commission, 4 june 2025, ftc.gov/news-events/events/2025/06/attention-economy-tech-firms-exploit-children. accessed 25 june 2025.

bilali, angeliki, et al. “association between tiktok use and anxiety, depression, and sleepiness among adolescents: a cross‑sectional study in greece.” pediatric reports, vol. 17, no. 2, 2025, p. 34, doi:10.3390/pediatric17020034.

“teens, social media and mental health.” pew research center, 22 apr. 2025, pewresearch.org/internet/2025/04/22/teens-social-media-and-mental-health/. accessed 25 june 2025.

foo, bart. “can’t stop scrolling! adolescents’ patterns of tiktok use and digital well‑being.” humanities and social sciences communications, 2024, nature.com/articles/s41599-024-03984-5. accessed 25 june 2025.

[impossiblefeat]

I... there's so much to say about this conversation with Espio from the Olympic 2012 London Party game.

Espio is so sheltered he doesn't know what a canoe is.

Only westerners use techniques such as "using a boat" to cross water.

He would rather walk on water than trust either Vector or Charmy to help paddle a canoe.

Espio is so sheltered he doesn't know a a canoe is and still has the nerve to insult your technique with one.

[xx-akubara-xx]

No art tonight.

Really don't want to do a hiatus but, I'm definitely slowing down everything.

[ramblingsfromthytruly]

i know this is hypocritical of me to say since this is tumblr, land of the chronically online, but social media is really rotting my mind. i'm saying this as someone who only has youtube, pinterest & tumblr. i just can't seem to focus and always reach to my laptop or phone the instant i get slightly bored or unoccupied. so, baby steps of control, i'm gonna close everything except my tab for music and i'm going to study now :)

[delis-4-meats]

GUYS HELP!!

Why is Mr. Jalapeno behind every TikTok picture thing for me?!?! 😭😭

WHY IS HE HAUNTING ME?! I watched the live stream, I listened to the Ithaca Saga, hell I PRE-SAVED THE SAGA ON SPOTIFY!!

Please Jorge Porge!! SET ME FREEEEEEEEEEE!!

[mosquitobible]

If y'all have noticed that I've been pretty inactive lately it's because I have been in the fucking trenches of anxiety and depression y'all it's brutal out here. I need more Johnny Silverhand brainrot. Please send me your favorite smutty silver v fics, your favorite playlists, your favorite fanart, blogs, headcanons, VP, anything! I'm desperate here I'll take any crumb of Johnny I can get my hands on 🙏

[ahappydnp]

btw felt like i should say i did ask to be dropped from that poll tourney but i'm in no way like actually upset or mad at anyone definitely don't wish any negativity towards ops!

[xxbvtt3rflyb0yxx]

help why did the cursed algorithm of youtube shorts bestow this upon me how did they know lmao

[bloodbatty]

Election Mood

[grimweathers]

i decided to watch the pbs news hour because i thought if i just limit my news intake into one concentrated chunk of my day, and do my best to keep the rest of my day fairly news-free (like ye olden days when we did not have 24 hour news channels), i would be able to feel informed but not totally doom spiral and. well. had to pause it 13 minutes in. overwhelmed by the "WHY IS NO ONE DOING ANYTHING" feeling.

[a-bucket-in-the-void]

y’all are all worried about the election, i got a test tomorrow i can’t worry about that