Posted on 10/29/2025 5:42:55 AM PDT by dennisw
Pay attention to those around you on their phones.
Supposedly, the common habit of doomscrolling — endlessly scrolling on your phone, consuming negative content — could indicate someone’s income bracket.
“Do you know what I think will be one of the biggest class indicators going forward, not even that long from now, I think in the very near future? It’s going to be overreliance on the use of technology,” a woman named Jamie said in a recent Instagram post that has since gone viral.
Jamie went on to explain how these days, most people have a dopamine addiction and scroll for hours, including her, because she feels “overwhelmed by everything going on. I need a break.”
She pointed out that those who often doomscroll and need a “break” from well, life, are the ones who are overworked and burned out — which is most likely not those who live a life of luxury.
“People that make more money, are richer, are wealthier… you don’t see them or their kids being iPad kids. You seem them putting their kids into activities…kids that grow up well aren’t the ones overreliant on technology,” she went on to explain.
It makes sense — the more burned out people are from overworking themselves just to make ends meet in this wild economy, the more scrolling they’ll do just to have a mental escape from life’s stresses.
Many people in the comment section of the post were both shocked and in agreement with this revelation.
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If she quit watching the LamestreamMedia inform her of all the things, political and non-political, she should be worried about, she would not be so worried and not “doomscrolling” on her phone so much, no matter what her income level is.
I do not believe “income” is the variable as to who is and is not “doomscrolling” on their cell phone’s so much. I think the variable is whether or not the person’s greatest influencers are Leftists in the media and otherwise.
So add doom scrolling to the list of tells that someone is poor
1. Obese
2. Covered in Tattoos
3. Constantly doom scrolling
equals = poor.
Or belly noise, as George Carlin put it.
“Weeeere poooooooor....weeeeere pooooooooor.”
the very rich send their children to private schools where there is less emphasis in learning with computers and more emphasis on pure academics. I would suggest they even teach penmanship. Using computer programs comes secondary.
“Same here except mine never leaves my purse except to call the power company when there’s a power outage..kept in my purse if I need help when I’m out in the car.”
All I use it for is to make-take calls - nothing else.
“I’ve had several doctor appointments this year and I say you can tell who the oldest person is in the waiting room. They don’t have a phone in their hands!!”
Same here, and at 75, it’s usually ME. No magazines since covid, but somehow I survive. Heh...
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