(I’ve updated the original demon thread article to begin with a much more succinct and hopefully clear definition at the top. I’ll try out “escalation spiral” and similar terms in conversation and see if they feel like they work, and consider updating the name)
For what it’s worth, I don’t feel like ‘escalation spiral’ is particularly optimal. The concept you’re going for is hard to compress into a few words because there are so many similar things. It was just the best I could come up with without spending a few hours thinking about it.
(I’ve updated the original demon thread article to begin with a much more succinct and hopefully clear definition at the top. I’ll try out “escalation spiral” and similar terms in conversation and see if they feel like they work, and consider updating the name)
For what it’s worth, I don’t feel like ‘escalation spiral’ is particularly optimal. The concept you’re going for is hard to compress into a few words because there are so many similar things. It was just the best I could come up with without spending a few hours thinking about it.