Torment Nexus

== English == === Etymology === From a Twitter post by satirist Alexander Blechman (@AlexBlechman) on November 8, 2021: 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 === Proper noun === Torment Nexus (plural Torment Nexuses or Torment Nexusses) (Internet slang) An invention that is based on (or evocative of) a human-made horror or existential threat from a science fiction story, while ignoring or idealizing the dystopian consequences that the story depicts. [from 2021] Hypernym: defictionalization === See also === Leopards Eating People's Faces Party orphan-crushing machine === Further reading === “Torment Nexus”, in Know Your Meme, website launched 2007