I just heard a very interesting concept in here:
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=3TC3cd4oFcs
https://youtube.com/watch?v=3TC3cd4oFcs [Embed]
Matt of WillyOAM has a chat with AMK Mapping about the Iran war, and at one point they survey the online space, the activism there and whatnot. AMK brings up the concept:
comfort media
In time of crisis and uncertainty (such as wars) people consume their own propaganda to get comforted that they are doing fine, everything is a-ok.
While the focus on here on the scope of armed conflict and the related informational bubbles and echo chambers, there is a more broad use of this. I found this research article, have not read it, planning on it:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15205436.2025.2519191#abstract
Just by ddg-ing I see some more hits, perhaps there is a field dedicated to it. I dunno.