Unfortunately (or fortunately?) this appears to be untrue.
Polaris is a cluster of stars formed about 2 billion years ago. Sharks originated about 450 million years ago.
One star of Polaris (Aa) appears to be 50 million years old, but it seems likely due to a collision of stars which added mass to it.
Would hate to be "left behind" in expressing myself?
I know he means exploited workers making Kellogg's ads or something, but it's such gremlin mind to think this way about art.