WHY?
I did some research into why screens buffer and what happens within the computer when it happens. I found a variety of reasons why a computer can freeze, such as
Corrupted Drivers. Drivers are always being used by your computer to communicate with other hardware devices and the operating system. Every now and then drivers can malfunction and cause the computer to slow down or freeze.
If you have too many programmes open your hardware resources, such as memory, will be used up pretty quickly and your computer will start to lag or freeze.
You could also download extensions or apps that are poorly written and can cause it to run slowly and freeze or buffer, similarly and external device such as a memory stick can cause a computer to freeze if it is faulty, after it’s plugged in the computer may become slower.
HOW TO STOP IT
I then searched up how you can stop or help it once a computer freezes. I found out that sometimes a screen can freeze to the point where the programme or computer must be rebooted in which case all the work which is unsaved will be lost, which make the movement of Bufferism even more relatable as i’m sure everyone can relate to losing work.
I also found that most of the time if a computer freezes, it will reboot and unfreeze in a short amount of time, so leaving the mouse and keyboard alone is the best thing to do. However if you click too many buttons or press too many keys, once the screen has reloaded, everything that was pressed previously will load which could freeze the screen further.
Ben Jackson 