The term was used earlier by Christopher Booker in his book The Neophiliacs (1969), and by J. D. Salinger in his short story Hapworth 16, 1924 (1965).
Der Begriff wurde u. a. von Christopher Booker in seinem Buch „The Neophiliacs“ (1969) und von J. D. Salinger in seiner Kurzgeschichte „Hapworth 16, 1924“ (1965) verwendet.