gambling vs doomscrolling

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Basically whatever you do that gives you pleasure releases dopamine in the brain. It's not healthy to engage in any of them too much but if you had to choose between them,doomscrolling doesn't make you lose as much as what you lose if you gamble irresponsibly. You spend more on data subscriptions, that's quite normal but gambling excessively is likely to cause more damage than the other

In the aspect of losing funds, I think gambling is worse but overall, both of them can have  a severe effect on an individual if the activities are being abused by being addicted. The cases can be different depending on what problem it has caused for the person. Some people too  were addicted to doom scrolling and had a very serious issue.

[Odogwu-Blockchain]

I call it endless scrolling, very distracting especially watching some different comic videos that never ends, one after another while keeping going without ending, it drains a lot of health out of a regular user.

Recently, I've found out I spent so much time on Facebook watching videos but secretly taking away my time from working productively.

These two are health and time killers because the outcome seems to be reportedly been negative many times, except gambling may rewards money if luck finds you.

[Hispo]

I call it endless scrolling, very distracting especially watching some different comic videos that never ends, one after another while keeping going without ending, it drains a lot of health out of a regular user.

Recently, I've found out I spent so much time on Facebook watching videos but secretly taking away my time from working productively.

These two are health and time killers because the outcome seems to be reportedly been negative many times, except gambling may rewards money if luck finds you.

Watching reels aimlessly is only good of one has time to burn, there is no way you would catch me doom-scrolling while I am at work hours, it is simply a productivity killer in all aspects, it is almost as bad as gambling. The only difference being the possible financial losses one could suffer because all the money out at stake.

One's boss would never be happy of they caught us either gambling or scrolling through funny videos when we are supposed to be working, that is for sure.

[G_Besar]

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?

Excessive doomscrolling is probably not healthy for anyone, because anything done excessively will inevitably end badly, including doomscrolling and even gambling. However, if you're asking about the negative impacts of either, they actually won't be harmful if we can control ourselves and don't become too careless with either of them on a daily basis. However, for someone who may have become too addicted to either, I think the most significant negative impact is doomscrolling, because on social media, there's a wide variety of content mixed together when we scroll every day, from sexy women to crime news and even corruption news that can incite anger among readers.

[Lanatsa]

I call it endless scrolling, very distracting especially watching some different comic videos that never ends, one after another while keeping going without ending, it drains a lot of health out of a regular user.

Recently, I've found out I spent so much time on Facebook watching videos but secretly taking away my time from working productively.

These two are health and time killers because the outcome seems to be reportedly been negative many times, except gambling may rewards money if luck finds you.

Watching reels aimlessly is only good of one has time to burn, there is no way you would catch me doom-scrolling while I am at work hours, it is simply a productivity killer in all aspects, it is almost as bad as gambling. The only difference being the possible financial losses one could suffer because all the money out at stake.

One's boss would never be happy of they caught us either gambling or scrolling through funny videos when we are supposed to be working, that is for sure.

Endless scrolling really creeps in slowly you don’t even notice how much time has passed until hours are gone and you feel drained it looks harmless at first because it is just short videos but the habit steals focus little by little and soon it feels harder to concentrate on serious work. The worst part is how it tricks the brain into thinking you are relaxing when in reality you are just feeding a loop that leaves you more tired and less motivated than before it’s like gambling in a way where you keep pulling for the next hit except the reward is just another clip that keeps you hooked.

Productivity suffers heavily because every minute spent scrolling is a minute not spent on tasks that matter and even when you try to go back to work your attention is scattered making it harder to perform at your best.In the long run these habits can mess with both mental health and career growth and while gambling risks money doom scrolling risks time and energy which are just as valuable if not more because once wasted you can’t get them back.

[NewRanger]

The level of danger may differ. For example, if we frequently read online media, I don't think it's a big deal. If the news contains positive takeaways, that's certainly a good thing. But if you're spending too much time on it, I think it'll just be boring. But if your cache and history lead to other, more bizarre content, that's what becomes a problem.

Gambling itself can have an impact on you and your family, and one of the worst effects is that it can destroy someone's life if they lose continuously and lose uncontrollably. So, in terms of percentage, especially in terms of direct consequences, gambling is more serious than Doomscrolling itself.

[maydna]

If they don't use it excessively, those activities are healthy and can give more knowledge about many things happening outside. If you gamble with control, you will not waste your money and just have fun occasionally. But you can use the other things when you are bored so you will not depend on those activities to fill your time.

Everything that is excessive will not be good for us so we must know how to limit that. We don't want something bad to happen to us so that is why we need to know how we can treat it as part of our activities.

[Satofan44]

Endless scrolling really creeps in slowly you don’t even notice how much time has passed until hours are gone and you feel drained it looks harmless at first because it is just short videos but the habit steals focus little by little and soon it feels harder to concentrate on serious work. The worst part is how it tricks the brain into thinking you are relaxing when in reality you are just feeding a loop that leaves you more tired and less motivated than before it’s like gambling in a way where you keep pulling for the next hit except the reward is just another clip that keeps you hooked.

It is one of those things that is deeply damaging, but since most people are uneducated monkeys they are unable to recognize any danger in things that work through subtle processes.

The level of danger may differ. For example, if we frequently read online media, I don't think it's a big deal. If the news contains positive takeaways, that's certainly a good thing. But if you're spending too much time on it, I think it'll just be boring. But if your cache and history lead to other, more bizarre content, that's what becomes a problem.

Doomscrolling has nothing to do with positive news or takeaways, you didn't even bother to check what the word means.

If they don't use it excessively, those activities are healthy and can give more knowledge about many things happening outside. If you gamble with control, you will not waste your money and just have fun occasionally. But you can use the other things when you are bored so you will not depend on those activities to fill your time.

Excessive behavior is in the definition of doomscrolling, your post is just trash. Useless spammer.

[cryptoaddictchie]

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 I do both, and interestingly I like them together but it seems they arent related at all. The fact that they both ease our boredom but in such different way could help. Like the first one whom time will spend more on information and news while the other is leisure to play but spent money at all.

[lionheart78]

is it healthy to engage in these two activities excessively?

Anything excessive is unhealthy but if all is done in moderation then I do not think it is unhealthy.  Just like gambling activities, if a person is gambling responsibly, gambling can give him health benefits by making a person happier, improving one's skills, help with socialization that is according to the article: Health benefits of gambling.

[CryptoYar]

Both doomscrolling and excessive gambling are unhealthy habits but excessive gambling is much worse. Doomscrolling is unhealthy habit that can harm your mental health leading to anxiety and sadness and it can also be waste of time. However it does not usually cause financial ruin. But excessive gambling is far more dangerous because it can cause severe financial loss and debt and ruin. Negative effects of gambling are much more widespread mostly destroying family financial security and damaging relationships and harming person physical and mental health. And both activities are unhealthy when done to excess but potential for severe widespread harm makes gambling far more destructive.

[Tipstar]

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 have tried that and its addictive but it falls on a different fun zone than Gambling. It's like comparing two different things. There's fun on that, there's fun on watching short videos but its different than the thrill that Gambling gives. It turns on different and more hormones than doomscrolling does.
It could distract your for a bit if you are trying to avoid gambling, there are multiple things to occupy your brain if you are trying to get away from gambling but if you just want to have fun, but the fun from gambling couldn't be compared to doomscrolling.

[coin-investor]

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?

Too much of everything is bad; we are all doomscrolling, if that is the term, driven by curiosity and a hunger for something new, and we don't notice that we already spend hours doing it.

Gambling is good if done with limited time and based on what you can afford. You are safe if you do both in moderation. The human mind and behavior will benefit from moderation; the body and mind cannot be exhausted to do things beyond what it is capable of doing.

[TopTort777]

I have it worse, whenever I have a wish to play slots (not a big fun of slots games, but sometimes my brain wants to look on objects that spark, flash and spin ) I do doomscrolling. I just dont know which one to play. They are all same and different the same time. So what I do? I scroll down, down, down and look on which slot game picture would catch my attention more. Then I click on it and thanks God if the provider is not blocked at my region

But, If I choose what is worse, scrolling down social media or waste time gambling because bored, than gambling I would say is worse, because you risk losing money while being bored When scrolling media, sometimes good content can be found and something useful remembered.

[aioc]

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 guess we are all guilty of this. Time flies without even noticing it because of our engagement and the attention we are giving to social media. Anything that is not productive in nature is bad; therefore, we can say that these things, if done excessively, are bad.
We are just victims of these two platforms because of the excitement they generated. The best cure for these two is to get out without your cellphone and think that you are in the 90's just walking around.

[lienfaye]

what do you think is worse, gambling or doomscrolling?

Both can affect our mental health. Gambling is addicting if you have no self-control. But if you have discipline, it can also be a form to entertain yourself. On the other side, doomscrolling doesn't involve money. However, it's the time spent and the eagerness to stay informed can affect your mental health that can cause stress.

is it healthy to engage in these two activities excessively?

Too much is bad regardless of what you do. That being said, it's not healthy if you excessively doing any activity.

[uneng]

is it healthy to engage in these two activities excessively?

Nothing in excess is healthy. The difference is that gambling can't be practiced for free, while doomscrolling is free. Despite that, I risk saying doomscrolling can be more noxious than gambling itself, because nowadays people waste their whole day on meaningless posts on social medias. It means time they could be using to work, to produce something useful and uplifting. It's more time demanding than gambling, that is why I think it's worse.

And side by side with doomscrolling, you have the dunning kruger effect, where the less people know about a subject, more confident they become to be masters on that. With social media people read a half dozen posts and already become specialists in any matters they have never heared about before.

For an example, since yesterday all those doomscrollers have become specialists on political and social aspects of Nepal, a country which most people have probably only heared the name few times during their lifetime. But now they are talking about Nepal as if they were devoted students of its history and contexts. See how dangerous doomscrolling is?

As consequence, you have people full of certainties about matters they have never had real touch or interactions with.

[kotajikikox]

Basically whatever you do that gives you pleasure releases dopamine in the brain. It's not healthy to engage in any of them too much but if you had to choose between them,doomscrolling doesn't make you lose as much as what you lose if you gamble irresponsibly. You spend more on data subscriptions, that's quite normal but gambling excessively is likely to cause more damage than the other

In the aspect of losing funds, I think gambling is worse but overall, both of them can have  a severe effect on an individual if the activities are being abused by being addicted. The cases can be different depending on what problem it has caused for the person. Some people too  were addicted to doom scrolling and had a very serious issue.

Both can result to physical, mental and financial problems. Being addicted to doomscrolling and also gambling can lead you to a sedentary lifestyle or that kind of life wherein you do not get enough physical activity. It may also mess with your mental health and obviously it will mess with your financial situation though that is more of a result of gambling. But both almost has the same effects.

[Alphakilo]

Basically whatever you do that gives you pleasure releases dopamine in the brain. It's not healthy to engage in any of them too much but if you had to choose between them,doomscrolling doesn't make you lose as much as what you lose if you gamble irresponsibly. You spend more on data subscriptions, that's quite normal but gambling excessively is likely to cause more damage than the other

In the aspect of losing funds, I think gambling is worse but overall, both of them can have  a severe effect on an individual if the activities are being abused by being addicted. The cases can be different depending on what problem it has caused for the person. Some people too  were addicted to doom scrolling and had a very serious issue.

Both can result to physical, mental and financial problems. Being addicted to doomscrolling and also gambling can lead you to a sedentary lifestyle or that kind of life wherein you do not get enough physical activity. It may also mess with your mental health and obviously it will mess with your financial situation though that is more of a result of gambling. But both almost has the same effects.

It may be harder for someone who is bedridden due to health complications or disabilities, to avoid doom scrolling or gambling if that is a hobby they got used to before being immobilized.
As such, what to keep in mind is that both gambling and doom scrolling activities can be engaging and addictive without other distractions, hobbies or opportunities for company and relationships.

Even a loner would get tired of doom scrolling despite the pain they would have to endure from stiffness and sore muscles of the neck, shoulders and hands. if they actually know how to sit and give thoughtful reason to their daily activities and future accomplishments, there would be a natural control over gambling and doom scrolling activities so as not to waste further resources, precious time and become tok addicted.

[Alex077]

I have it worse, whenever I have a wish to play slots (not a big fun of slots games, but sometimes my brain wants to look on objects that spark, flash and spin ) I do doomscrolling. I just dont know which one to play. They are all same and different the same time. So what I do? I scroll down, down, down and look on which slot game picture would catch my attention more. Then I click on it and thanks God if the provider is not blocked at my region
But, If I choose what is worse, scrolling down social media or waste time gambling because bored, than gambling I would say is worse, because you risk losing money while being bored When scrolling media, sometimes good content can be found and something useful remembered.

In reality both are failures however gambling is worse because it can really drain your money &  even lead to addiction, if you feel like you have a problem, there are options like self exclusion &  helplines. As for incessant gambling it is bad for mental health like anxiety, sleep, stress however usually does not lead to winning. if you need real solution set phone or news limits, you could use app & site blockers, replace the habit with a 20 minute walk or hobby. And if gambling is the issue, set deposit and time limits or self exclude.