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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Stuart Heritage

Stop doomscrolling! The 50 cheeriest social media accounts – from dancing academics to seal pups

Let the good times scroll … (clockwise from left) Seal Rescue Ireland; Stevie Martin; Mondo Mascots; Happy Eco News; Peter Lovatt; Second Chance Animal Rescue; Radha Modgil; Postcards From the Past; Tulips in Holland; Foxes in Love.
Let the good times scroll … (clockwise from left) Seal Rescue Ireland; Stevie Martin; Mondo Mascots; Happy Eco News; Peter Lovatt; Second Chance Animal Rescue; Radha Modgil; Postcards From the Past; Tulips in Holland; Foxes in Love. Composite: Guardian Design; Tash Pszenicki; JacobH/Getty Images

Everything is terrible. You know this as well as anyone because, like the rest of the world, you have spent the past few years pummelled by waves of awful historical events, each more debilitating than the last. The only thing that would make everything even worse is dunking your head into the furious, screaming world of social media.

However, it doesn’t have to be this way. In times of enormous crisis, one way to find temporary respite is to dilute your feeds with goodness. Below, I – along with some wonderful Guardian readers – have tracked down 50 feelgood social media accounts. Some are on Twitter, some on Instagram, some on TikTok. Some are uplifting, some are funny, some are weird, many have dogs in them. Sprinkle your accounts into your scrolling and you should end up in a much better frame of mind.

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