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StepexNo2 Extreme math nerd Since: Aug, 2021
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Aug 13th 2021 at 6:02:43 AM •••

In Dyson Sphere Program, the main character (the Engineer) is not in Cyberspace, but the rest of humanity is. As (I assume) entering cyberspace was consensual - does this count?

"What I don‘t like about measure theory is that you have to say 'almost everywhere' almost everywhere." - Attributed to Kurt Friedrichs
ThatGuyYouKnowThatGuy Since: Feb, 2013
Feb 17th 2013 at 10:04:21 PM •••

The Star Trek: TOS episode "This Side of Paradise" probably fits, the plant spores work to create a "perfect environment" of health & happiness, the plant spores actually have a parasitic need for human hosts.

QuantumReality Since: Mar, 2010
Jun 29th 2012 at 4:54:54 AM •••

I don't remember which episode of the Animatrix, but there was an athlete, who momentarily exited the Matrix through sheer force of will during an intense race. The ending scenes showed a broken man in a wheelchair, carefully watched over by Matrix Agents. I don't know if this would qualify as a sub-point under The Matrix, or should get a separate entry.

robbiebojangles Since: Dec, 1969
Mar 10th 2012 at 1:29:55 PM •••

Perfect Blue can be interpreted this way, especially if you allow for one's brain to be said machine.

SolariusScorch Since: Jul, 2010
Oct 27th 2010 at 2:35:36 AM •••

In Virtuosity, the protagonist uses one on the villain to acquire information about hostages. Despite his implied brilliance, the villain swallows it whole.

The game Hell: a Cyberpunk Thriller has a very unhappy one: political prisoners are given realistic torture impressions by a Lotus Eater Machine, and they actually believe they are in hell.

Edited by SolariusScorch
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