[b00ty4breakfast]

the irony of Tolkien being associated with a techno-dystopia makes me nauseous

[xeonmc]

    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.

[flyinghamster]

Indeed, a theme throughout his works to the point of directly saying it was to beware things that are of a deeper art than you possess.

[b00ty4breakfast]

He was also pretty openly anti-industrialism in the Victorian tradition of guys like John Ruskin and William Morris.