Youtuber The Kavernacle has made three separate videos about the history of cyberpunk as a genre, and about the 1982 movie Blade Runner. In all three videos he makes serious errors about both subjects. These videos explain why The Kavernacle is wrong about cyberpunk and Blade Runner 1982.
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