Torment Nexus n.
a fictional dystopian invention that inspires or resembles an unwanted later real-world creation
[coined by game designer Alex Blechman in the 2021 cite]
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2021 Tweet 8 Nov.
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Sci-Fi Author: In my book I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale.
Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus. -
2022 Tweet 7 Nov.
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[Replying to an article about a video game in which players who die in the game are killed in real life] This is the most torment nexus bullshit I have ever seen.
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2023 in PC Gamer 11 Jan. (title)
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Modern tech is treading some serious Torment Nexus territory.
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2023 Weโre Sorry We Created the Torment Nexus in Charlieโs Diary 10 Nov.
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Charles Stross
We like to spin yarns about the Torment Nexus because it's a cool setting for a noir detective story, not because we think Mark Zuckerberg or Andreesen Horowitz should actually pump several billion dollars into creating it.
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2024 in Reactor Magazine 26 Feb. (title)
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Never Mind the Torment Nexus, Hereโs Five SF Ideas Iโd Like to See in Reality.
Research History
Suggested, and several cites provided, by Noa Sheidlower.
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