The VMV isn't supped to be real, but it sort of is.
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MindVirus
https://quillette.com/2024/11/11/why-mind-viruses-are-real
https://open.library.ubc.ca/soa/cIRcle/collections/graduateresearch/42591/items/1.0417464 (NFC)
https://commons.bcit.ca/evolution1079/2025/09/10/why-is-vancouver-called-no-fun-city
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/welcome-to-vancouver-no-fun_b_1931606 No Fun City
https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/12cs3lx/why_vancouver_is_called_a_nofun_city
