Outside of Fisher's book, the term may appear in technical or mathematical contexts:
For three years, he had built the out of salvaged brass, pulsing fiber-optics, and glass canisters filled with swirling, iridescent gas. It didn’t calculate spreadsheets or mine crypto. It did one thing: it broke the law of cause and effect . The Chaos Machine
The reason is simple economics. The product being sold by social media companies is not a service; it is the user. Advertisers pay for access to our eyes and our data. If calming, rational discourse results in lower engagement metrics, then the market dictates that the platforms must serve chaos. Outside of Fisher's book, the term may appear