Great topic to hark back too in recent history. More provable social engineering.
I remember researching a long time ago about Ruthless Records whose major investors were also companies that run the prison system. The NWA and posse were all hired actors. Thinking about it today. Look where Dr Dre, Ice T etc are today!
Yes, every aspect of our culture (and increasingly counter culture) have been drawn into some form of controlled narrative. A narrative that increasingly owns both sides of every argument, someone has certainly been taking notes from Lenin (“The best way to control the opposition is to lead it ourselves”) and then incorporating it into every facet of our society. Indeed where is the true (non manipulated) youth counterculture of yesteryear? I happen to know the punks terrified the establishment .. (as did the true illegal rave culture) alas now much of the anger of youth has now been controlled and directed.
There really does seem to be some form of interconnectivity at every stage of this process, social engineers, prison system, developers .. all feeding from the same trough and I image the same vested interests sitting atop it all. Thank you for another thoughtful comment my friend.