事实上,这个词2018年就已在推特上出现。一篇接一篇浏览坏消息的现象本身出现得就更早了,20世纪70年代的mean world syndrome(险恶世界综合征)堪比当今的doomscrolling,它指的是the belief that the world is a more dangerous place to live in than it actually is - as a result of long-term exposure to violence-related content on television(因长期在电视上看到暴力内容而认定所处世界比实际情形要危险)。