Oscar-Bait Richter Scale™

Ego is no longer an attitude; it is a seismic hazard with radioactive fallout. A rogue bureau formalizes the physics of narcissism, treating the awards season not as a celebration, but as a predictable, manageable geological disaster.

This procedural engine codifies the intangible currency of Hollywood prestige into a tangible, viral metric. It destabilizes the industry's self-mythology by converting abstract critique into a gamified science where audiences measure the "tremors" of campaign desperation. By grounding absurdist stakes in verifiable "receipts," it escalates Applause for Sale™ from a passive observation into an active cultural instrument.