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Don't forget the inverse can happen, like when tech-bros read sci-fi and end up thinking Bad Thing is a good idea... :|

I love/hate how many people in tech watched Black Mirror and went "that's a great idea! I'll build that"

I see the causality as reversed: the show is based on extrapolating current tech trends to produce near-future dystopian sci-fi.

geez, can you people stop tearing down the torment nexus for just one minute!

Ah yes, the Torment Nexus from the popular sci-fi book, "Don't build the Torment Nexus!"