gambling vs doomscrolling

[btc78]

Doomscrolling or doomsurfing is the act of spending an excessive amount of time reading large quantities of user-generated content or news, particularly negative news, on the web and social media

basically doomscrolling is aimlessly scrollig through social media without any real intentions. being on social media also generates dopamine which is the same happy hormone that gambling can give you. we both doomscroll or gamble when we are bored. what do you think is worse, gambling or doomscrolling?

is it healthy to engage in these two activities excessively?

[Charles-Tim]

These are two different things entirely which should not be compared.

If you like being on social media, there is nothing bad about be there if you have time for it, but the difference is that doomscrolling or what you call it is not involving money, but make sure social media does not affect your work and your sleep.

Gambling is also good if you do it in the right way. Social media supposed not to affect someone's gambling activities. Some people will like social media and also like gambling.

[bitbollo]

With Crypto and bitcoin sportsbook nowadays you can gamble in any sport in any place of the world! Of course people have too much info.
The best way is just to focus on a small portion of this big market. Anyway, most of gamblers that I know  in real life (maybe because they are old man like me) decide their bets just looking the name of a team or the current leaderboard.

[Dave1]

Doomscrolling or doomsurfing is the act of spending an excessive amount of time reading large quantities of user-generated content or news, particularly negative news, on the web and social media

basically doomscrolling is aimlessly scrollig through social media without any real intentions. being on social media also generates dopamine which is the same happy hormone that gambling can give you. we both doomscroll or gamble when we are bored. what do you think is worse, gambling or doomscrolling?

is it healthy to engage in these two activities excessively?

What is has to do with gambling though? And in doom scrolling as you defined it, people are just doing it for the sake of passing the time with no money involved. Even my wife is doing this until she fell asleep and then I will just woke up with her phone still on. Of course everything that is overboard is not going to be healthy in the long run. But if we talk about money spending, then it seems that it's better to scroll than losing money in gambling.

And there are no dopamine involved in scroll your favorite subject in social media. And again, if there was, then it's not even close to the high that we got in gambling. So just better be scrolling and get all the information that you want and then used it, like in health or fitness or something.

[swogerino]

Doomscrolling or doomsurfing is the act of spending an excessive amount of time reading large quantities of user-generated content or news, particularly negative news, on the web and social media

basically doomscrolling is aimlessly scrollig through social media without any real intentions. being on social media also generates dopamine which is the same happy hormone that gambling can give you. we both doomscroll or gamble when we are bored. what do you think is worse, gambling or doomscrolling?

is it healthy to engage in these two activities excessively?

Well any activity that is used excessively is not good for our well-being especially for our mental health. Nowadays the level of stress is at the maximum and a lot of people suffer from it, be it because of the level of the economy, be it because of the burnout at maybe at the work place or some other reason. For me the doom-scrolling is less dangerous as you are only losing time there in any case while when gambling for a lot of time you do not lose only time, you risk also losing a lot of money. Well gambling for a lot of time can also make you money but this happens 1% of the time while 99% of the time is the above scenario which leads to additional level of stress.

[Solosanz]

The worse is doomscrolling, why? because it's "doom" not just a normal scrolling. You're comparing an addiction vs normal activity, obviously addiction will harm than the normal activity, pay attention with what you wrote.

we both doomscroll or gamble when we are bored. what do you think is worse, gambling or doomscrolling?

Gambling when we are bored is fine as long as we control the budget and the maximum time we spent for gambling.

But if we talk about money spending, then it seems that it's better to scroll than losing money in gambling.

Time is money, so scrolling endlessly without any reason could be said as losing money too.

[Japinat]

I don’t really get why it should be compared to gambling when doomscrolling is literally just feeding yourself with negative news, and that will affect your personality (or maybe that’s your personality already). Gambling is different, it’s a form of entertainment, so we are happy when doing it - unless you’re addicted. That’s when you feel the negative effects, which maybe in the future ends up with you browsing news about yourself.

[cxtreenal]

Doomscrolling or doomsurfing is the act of spending an excessive amount of time reading large quantities of user-generated content or news, particularly negative news, on the web and social media

basically doomscrolling is aimlessly scrollig through social media without any real intentions. being on social media also generates dopamine which is the same happy hormone that gambling can give you. we both doomscroll or gamble when we are bored. what do you think is worse, gambling or doomscrolling?

is it healthy to engage in these two activities excessively?

Although these two activities are different, they have many similarities in that they are addiction, waste of money and physically serious effects. We unknowingly scroll aimlessly on social media, which mostly comes to our eyes aimlessly and unnecessarily. It can be a funny video, obscene gestures or a script made to entertain others. Using the internet we use this social media and get used to bad habits like scrolling.

Gambling provides us with entertainment and makes us lose money and in most time there is a high chance of not getting the money back. After getting addicted to scrolling, you can face financial and physical losses. The same losses are most likely through gambling. However, I consider addiction to both activities dangerous.

[programmer3666]

the truth is both doomscrolling and gambling can sure mess with your head if you overdo them, but in different ways. doomscrolling kind of drains your energy!! fills your mind with negativity and steals your time without you even noticing. while in the case of gambling!! it sure hits you harder financially if you lose control and the mental stress that follows can be worse as well. in my personal belive i feel that doomscrolling is more of a silent danger because you don’t feel the damage right away, while gambling can cause immediate loss and regret. at the end of the day  having a balance is the key. you should try to do both in a moderate manner!!! otherwise you end up wasting time, peace of mind or even money.

[m2017]

Doomscrolling or doomsurfing is the act of spending an excessive amount of time reading large quantities of user-generated content or news, particularly negative news, on the web and social media

basically doomscrolling is aimlessly scrollig through social media without any real intentions. being on social media also generates dopamine which is the same happy hormone that gambling can give you. we both doomscroll or gamble when we are bored. what do you think is worse, gambling or doomscrolling?

is it healthy to engage in these two activities excessively?

Despite the similarity of these types of activities in the production of hormones of happiness, satisfaction and anticipation, it seems to me that there are serious differences. If doomscrolling is devoid of any "meaning" at all and is aimed only at scrolling itself in the hope of getting a dose of dopamine and serotonin, then gambling also has a "material" value - that is, the desire to win, to earn money. From this point of view, gambling makes at least some sense, because it gives a chance (albeit small) to win (improve your financial situation). Also, gambling can be considered a hobby (if it is within reasonable limits, far from gambling addiction), then how could you imagine doomscrolling as a hobby? I think not.

[DubemIfedigbo001]

Both are entirely different though and not comparable, one involves data and the other both data, energy and real money. I doom scroll when I'm tired and not in the mood to do anything and waiting for sleep to take me away or when I'm depressed.

In gambling, it's a very intentional activity which I approach at my free time to have some fun and try my luck. When I want to do some mentally engaging fun activity, I go for sports betting and video games with friends.

TBH I cannot consider doom scrolling as an alternative to gambling, it doesn't just add up.

[Kelward]

Comparing gambling and social media which you called doomsday I think that they are different from each other. Gambling is risking your money in the hope of winning higher amount but social media is lazying around online mostly for fun. The one that can be more harmful among the two is gambling because you are putting your money on the line while social media only needs money to recharge data for browsing. Gambling addiction can affect an addict emotionally, physically and financially, while addiction to social media can basically make you lazy and consume your time unnecessarily.

[Gozie51]

is it healthy to engage in these two activities excessively?

Though this is a nice information and education to understand what doom scrolling is but I don't think it adds up to what this thread should be. This thread is suppose to be related to gambling and I won't be surprised if it is moved elsewhere by mod.

However, there are different additions which can create positive or negative energy. The youth have actually focused more on gathering information online which they now use as skits and generate money through different social media platforms. The point is either you are making money from doom scrolling cum addition or you are losing just sleep with it because there are also class of people that will never sleep at night because they are up watching skits. Likewise gambling addition, either you are making money gambling or you are just addicted and wasting your time. I know of a gen z category who would buy data just to doomscroll the internet, no monetary value, only information that is not converted into finance.

[Rruchi man]

is it healthy to engage in these two activities excessively?

It is not healthy to engage in any activity excessively.

what do you think is worse, gambling or doomscrolling?

If you gamble excessively, you lose both money and time.

If you doom scroll, you lose mostly your time.

So do the math!

[danherbias07]

That will be a lot of time wasted and not being productive at all. Gambling is already a big waste of time if you continuously play games. Doomscrolling, as you call it, which I have done before, is also a lot of wasted time.

I was spending a lot of time on Facebook before, and sometimes I don't even realize that it's already night, and I am hungry before I stop scrolling Facebook. Then, it will also be done at night before going to sleep, which sometimes will be extended until morning before I fall asleep. It can take a toll on the health of a human, and I don't recommend doing this.
I'd rather play slots for 1 hour with $5 in my balance, and when it's all gone, I am done.

[nullama]

Doomscrolling or doomsurfing is the act of spending an excessive amount of time reading large quantities of user-generated content or news, particularly negative news, on the web and social media

basically doomscrolling is aimlessly scrollig through social media without any real intentions. being on social media also generates dopamine which is the same happy hormone that gambling can give you. we both doomscroll or gamble when we are bored. what do you think is worse, gambling or doomscrolling?

is it healthy to engage in these two activities excessively?

I think it all depends on the intensity or at least the amount of time used for each activity.....

At the end of the day, it's all just the amount of effort or time that people put into something that is defined as the amount of effort to be done.

It really depends on each person's effort and attention really...

[iv4n]

Doomscrolling or doomsurfing is the act of spending an excessive amount of time reading large quantities of user-generated content or news, particularly negative news, on the web and social media

basically doomscrolling is aimlessly scrollig through social media without any real intentions. being on social media also generates dopamine which is the same happy hormone that gambling can give you. we both doomscroll or gamble when we are bored. what do you think is worse, gambling or doomscrolling?

is it healthy to engage in these two activities excessively?

I didn't know it's a thing, but I guess modern days are creating modern words...

So it's doomscrolling... and I am done with that from a few months ago. No more scrolling, no more news on TV... I don't care what they are talking about anymore. So-called experts talking all day about things they don't understand, crazy reality shows with crazy content, and I guess the same can be said about most influencers. It's total madness... in one moment you are watching some very bad stuff (genocides, killings, food shortages, and other bad stuff), in the next moment you watch people throwing money and having all sorts of fun. It's crazy... You don't know whether you should smile or cry. And in most cases, you are doing both and slowly going crazy.

Gambling is gambling, and I don't have any plans to stop gambling... maybe I should stop playing some games, or at least take a break. But it is what it is, we know the game, and we know what we can expect from it. This "doomscrolling" is crazy and it's so negative... and don't let me start how that affects kids and their focus...

[Cointxz]

basically doomscrolling is aimlessly scrollig through social media without any real intentions. being on social media also generates dopamine which is the same happy hormone that gambling can give you. we both doomscroll or gamble when we are bored. what do you think is worse, gambling or doomscrolling?

is it healthy to engage in these two activities excessively?

I can relate to the feeling on the endless scrolling in social media because I frequently done that before I go to sleep while in my bed.

The only difference of gambling to this doom scrolling is there’s no fun or thrill involved since on gambling you are risking money.

Asking what’s worst based on no specific will surely make gambling worst since doom scrolling doesn’t have risk involved. But for entertainment purposes wise I believe gambling is much better since doom scrolling is just to kill boredom temporarily.

[Strongkored]

Anything in excess will have negative consequences, so it's important not to overdo either. We can still gamble as long as we do it responsibly, and doomscrolling can also provide useful information. So, it's important to do it in moderation to avoid negative consequences, as excessive use can lead to negative consequences, neither is worse because the degree of badness is the same if done excessively, so we cannot say that one is not as bad or vice versa.

[freedomgo]

One will destroy you emotionally, while the other one (gambling) gives you that roller coaster feeling. I’d choose gambling on that part since I’m a gambler and I’ve already experienced the ups and downs, it feels good realizing I’ve survived this far. Doomscrolling is more like a habit, it doesn’t involve money so it’s not risky financially, but emotionally it definitely is.