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A fan theory argues cyberpsychosis — the madness that destroys David in Edgerunners — isn't a real condition but a tool of corporate control by Arasaka.
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Theory Briefing
- A YouTube theory with 726K views claims cyberpsychosis in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is not a biological breakdown but a narrative invented to justify corporate crackdowns on augmented people.
- David's spiral in Edgerunners is reframed not as inevitable bodily failure but as the result of systemic exploitation and social isolation engineered by corps like Arasaka.
- The theory challenges the show's surface reading — that too many implants drive you mad — by asking who benefits from people believing that story.
- Lucy's survival compared to David's fate becomes evidence: circumstances and support, not chrome count, may determine who breaks.