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DOOMPROMPTING IS THE NEW DOOMSCROLLING

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"Doomprompting", the cycle where AI interactions devolve from purposeful queries into mindless iteration loops, has become a new form of digital addiction. What starts as intentional problem-solving degrades into passive negotiation with systems that offer infinite variations without genuine understanding. Unlike doomscrolling's passive consumption, doomprompting creates an illusion of productivity where users feel they're thinking and creating while they're actually outsourcing cognitive effort.