Sitting on an uncomfortable leather chair in the boarding lounge, my heart was beating in my throat. But it wasn’t fear of flying that was bothering me. I was doomscrolling again. Europe was on fire, and another hurricane had hit a tiny island nation. “What are we playing at?” I groaned to myself, trying (and failing) to fight the urge to keep scrolling through the news cycle. As usual, I shared several of the articles on social media, along with a jolly little note like, “Wake up, people.