The Speedrunner Who Broke Reality

In 2023, Twitch streamer Alex "GlitchVortex" Kane attempted a world-record speedrun of Quantum Rift, an obscure sci-fi platformer. Mid-run, viewers reported bizarre occurrences—clocks desyncing, lights flickering, and brief moments of déjà vu. Clips surfaced of Kane's character phasing through walls before inputs were pressed, fueling theories that he had "desynced" from reality itself. A group of professional Wikipedia biography writers documented the anomaly, but edits to Kane’s page kept mysteriously reverting. Months later, Kane vanished from the internet entirely, with fans claiming remnants of his stream still appear as ghostly video artifacts in unrelated broadcasts.