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Doom Scrolling Chronicles: How We Sold Our Attention to Cat Videos and Clickbait
Paperback
HumorTechnology & EngineeringGeneral Sociology
Publisher: Amar Grey
Published: Jan 21 2025
Pages: 82
Weight: 0.20
Height: 0.20 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Ever wonder how a harmless click on Top 10 Cutest Kittens turns into a three-hour deep dive on whether your toaster is auditioning for a spy thriller? Welcome to The Doomscrolling Chronicles-a hilariously relatable, painfully accurate exploration of how we sold our attention to cat videos, clickbait, and celebrity fridge feuds.
This book exposes the absurdity of our digital lives, from algorithms acting like overzealous butlers to FOMO-fueled Instagram spirals. Think ancient Roman gladiator games-but with memes, chicken sandwiches, and pineapple pizza debates. With wit sharper than your Wi-Fi signal, Amar Grey serves up a firehose of laughs, insights, and practical tips for escaping the algorithm matrix (no tinfoil hat required).
So if you've ever found yourself arguing about the color of a dress while missing a global summit on climate change, this is your wake-up call. Read it, laugh at it, and maybe-just maybe-log off.
Warning: Contains dangerously funny content that may make you rethink your screen time.
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