Comment by drewcoo

"Has become" is a bit of a stretch.

The 20th century was the century of Bernays.

https://theconversation.com/the-manipulation-of-the-american...

In the 20th century, teenagers were invented. Their purpose? An advertising target.

https://www.ushistory.org/us/46c.asp

The pop culture in the article seems to mostly be the culture of teenagers. This was always an entirely constructed racket.