humanFallen

humanFallen is a term used in speculative fiction, philosophy, and cultural discourse to describe a state or condition in which humanity has fallen from an implied standard—moral, cognitive, or existential—or has entered a subordinate or degraded form. The term blends 'human' with 'fallen' and is sometimes rendered as humanFallen or fallen humanity.

In fiction, humanFallen commonly denotes a stage in civilization or an archetype of characters who have lost autonomy to technology, ideology, or external forces. Works employing the concept may portray communities that have surrendered agency to AI, altered humans, or societies crippled by corruption, surveillance, or existential risk.

In critical and theoretical contexts, the term is used as a metaphor for decline—ethical erosion, loss of dignity, or the erosion of the boundary between human and nonhuman. It is distinct from related terms such as posthuman or degenerate; usage varies by author.

Variations include fallen humanity, human fall, or the state of being 'fallen' within a narrative world. The term is primarily found in speculative fiction, game discourse, online fan communities, and academic writings on posthumanism and transhumanism.

See also: fall of man, posthumanism, transhumanism, degeneration, dystopia.