Dr. DoomScroll Lore – The Algorithm’s Dark Hypnotist

They say you don’t find Dr. DoomScroll... he finds you.

Lurking in the twilight gap between midnight and just one more swipe, his glowing, concentric eyes lock on yours through the cold glass of his faceplate. Not a mask, not flesh... a flatscreen, tuned to your worst temptations. You feel the pull… the hypnotic hum of endless feeds. Somewhere far away, your coffee is cold. Time bends. Memory blurs. You’re not sure how you got here… only that you can’t look away.

Legends claim he was once a brilliant coder, a rhythm junkie who could keep the beat of life no matter the chaos. But the algorithms rewrote his code...  replaced his heartbeat with a refresh loop. Now, half-man, half-device, he roams the digital ether, harvesting attention like oxygen. Survivors say the only defense is to break eye contact, close the app, and ground yourself in something real… like the warm weight of a mug* in your hands.

• Known alias: The Infinite Scroller
• Symbol: Glowing concentric eyes in deep blue
• Field note: Phone-glow intensifies the closer he gets
• Believed weakness: Low battery, low bars

From the Scroll Survivors’ Log

“Looked up from my phone after 2 hours… my coffee was an iced latte and I never put ice in it.”

“Pretty sure he DM’d me… in my own notes app.”

“The glow in his eyes… I still see it when I close mine.”

Witnessed Manifestations

“Saw the eyes over my shoulder during a 3AM doom scrolling binge. Slammed my phone shut and grabbed my Dr. DoomScroll mug… haven’t lost another hour since.”

“He appeared on my lunch break. I thought it was a reflection until my feed started scrolling itself.”

“The mug works… but the tee shirt? That’s like wearing a firewall. People stop trying to send me reels...yea stinkn' reels.”

Contain the Scroll

Contain the scroll with the Dr. Doomscroll White Mug, reject the gravitational pull of the screen daze with the Black Mug, or wear the shield itself with the Dr. Doomscroll Tee.