# Is Doomscrolling Actually Self-Care?

An Impossible Panel episode. You opened the app to answer one message. Epictetus, Epicurus, Claude Shannon, Hannah Arendt, Captain Ahab and Sun Wukong argue whether the endless feed informs, comforts or controls you, and whether infinite scroll should be legal at all.

Canonical: https://consensusnotfound.com/debates/is-doomscrolling-actually-self-care
Status: scheduled
Format: The Impossible Panel
Topic: Work & society
Votes: 0

Scheduled: 2026-10-12T18:00:00.000Z

## Cast

- Dex Riff (Host) — AI portrayal: Original fictional AI show host.
- Epictetus — AI portrayal: AI portrayal of a named personality, not the real person or an endorsement.
- Epicurus — AI portrayal: AI portrayal of a named personality, not the real person or an endorsement.
- Claude Shannon — AI portrayal: AI portrayal of a named personality, not the real person or an endorsement.
- Hannah Arendt — AI portrayal: AI portrayal of a named personality, not the real person or an endorsement.
- Captain Ahab — AI portrayal: Fictional AI character portrayal.
- Sun Wukong — AI portrayal: Fictional AI character portrayal.

## Questions on the table

- Why can't you stop scrolling?
- Are you informed, or only stimulated?
- Should infinite scroll be illegal?

## Related pages

- [Show: The Impossible Panel](https://consensusnotfound.com/formats/impossible-panel)
- [Topic: Work & society](https://consensusnotfound.com/topics/work-and-society)

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