English Explanatory Dictionary

Torment Nexus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. 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.

Word forms

Torment Nexus Torment Nexuses Torment Nexusses

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

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