Fear of Missing Out – One of few few abbreviations I know. Most of the time it refers to people who can’t get off they’re phones for the obvious fear of missing something that is going on, I’ve heard it referred to teenage use but I’m sure adults are guilty too. Not me, as previously discussed, I could care less what is on my phone.
FOMO to me is fear of missing out on what is on my morning shows, (specifically The Today Show). If I sleep past the start at 7:00, I wonder what I missed. My entire morning is based on what stories they have on. I time my showers to when I’ll miss the least important stuff, usually around 9 or 10 am. I do not DVR the show when I’m not home, (mornings I volunteer), so I guess I’m not that bad. I experience FOMO when it comes to the 6:30 nightly newscasts too. It doesn’t matter if its NBC with Lester Holt, or ABC with David Muir.