Devlog 1

This past weeks focus was dedicated to research into Doomscrolling. More specifically, research into why people do it. Since the start of the pandemic, We've seen a rise in this particular activity and there many different studies into this topic but interesting to note, there is no one answer to this question.

The research that I was able to find to help me answer this question were obtained from several sources such as interviews, journals, databases, articles and magazine entries. All of these sources of information had different answers for the proposed topic, all of which had very convincing arguments and the evidence to back up their claim. At first, this really discouraged me from continuing with my topic because, I had hoped to find the end all be all answer. Quite honestly, in choosing this topic, I had assumed that this assignment would be an easy one. 

It was then that I realized that this issue is a much more complicated topic than I thought and that I had to come up with another plan. the question of why still plagued my mind and so I figured that a complicated question should have a complicated answer. More notably, multiple answers that contribute to the whole problem at hand. Next, I set out to conduct more research and separated the information learned into four arguments/points: Mental, Physical, Technological, and Instinctual. 

Thanks to my research I was able to convert my report into something I personally find more interesting. There are several answers to this problem and as thus several solutions to it. I was just able to expand my thinking and on my question.