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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners fans argue cyberpsychosis isn't real — it's a corporate myth Arasaka uses to control people who get too powerful to suppress.

Social Construction of IllnessConflict TheoryLabeling TheoryCorporate Power

Theory Briefing

  • A fan theory with 740K views claims cyberpsychosis is fabricated by Arasaka as a pretext to eliminate cybernetically enhanced individuals who threaten corporate power.
  • The theory reframes a core Edgerunners plot mechanic — the descent into violent madness from too many implants — as a socially constructed diagnosis, not a biological fact.
  • If the diagnosis is a tool of control, every "cyberpsycho" put down by MaxTac could be a political killing dressed up as a public safety response.
  • The Black Hand tag links the theory to Arasaka's covert enforcement arm, suggesting institutional machinery behind the supposed medical condition.