The Problems of the World
Rosie Murrell
In this cartoon a crowd of people, seemingly disconnected from each other, are looking down at their phones, doomscrolling, consuming negative news online. As Rosie Murrell said when she posted the image to Instagram, they – and we – are 'wondering what we can possibly do to stop any of it. And the exhaustion of it.'
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