How Archetypal Portrayals Steer the Population

The media promotes a new set of "stars" for each generation. This is a pretty recent phenomenon. Prior to the 60's the mass media/pop culture was a shadow of what it is today.

The "stars" are a complete fabrication of course. They're actors portraying a role that's scripted and presented as real and organic. A character like the Billie Eilish character is some child actor playing a role. They come out of nowhere, then are promoted like crazy to their target audience.

They fill or make a new archetype. The character is presented on stage and are shown to be adored, called beautiful and talented, and are portrayed as important.  For kids with no life experience, it's a powerful tool of manipulation. They'll internalize that archetype to partake in the popularity and fame as a voyeur. It's sort of how porn works. The learning via mirroring part of the brain is very active in kids.

It'll shape those kids for their whole life on a really deep unconscious level. The things they value in their life will be dictated by some producers and their handlers.