Ever wonder if the world's really spiraling or if we're just seeing a distorted version through algorithmic lenses? Probably both, honestly. Our brains are wired to latch onto negative stuff—it's an evolutionary thing. Bad news sticks harder than good news in our memory. Then layer in algorithms that prioritize engagement over accuracy, and you get this echo chamber effect where the worst gets amplified. The platform algorithms learn what keeps you scrolling, and doom scrolls better than feel-good content. So yeah, reality might be somewhere between genuinely rough and algorithmically pessimistic. The real question: how do we rewire this feedback loop?