stories so readers don't feel the helplessness which leads them to tune out entirely. See also Anxiety Clickbait Coping mechanism Cultivation theory Culture of fear Deplatforming Doomer Hate-watching Herd mentality Internet addiction Mean world syndrome Negativity bias Nihilism Online journalism Tabloid television Yellow journalism Zoombombing References External links Article on Medium.com Article on Metro News Article on The Star 2010s neologisms Digital media use and mental health Information society Internet culture Internet manipulation and propaganda Internet terminology