1. You become uncomfortable when you cannot "bury" a story on the television because its headline begins with BREAKING NEWS. 2. You're so afraid of missing something popping onto the front page; you even take your laptop with you to the bathroom. 3. When an unexpected story reaches the front page, you believe the submitter and their friends are "gaming Digg". When your story is dugg by your friends and reaches the front page, you call it "participating in the democratic process". Read more here.