I definitely agree with your first paragraph. When a dude with a hat and a twitter account outmessages a zillion dollar operation something about how those zillion dollars are being spent is not quite right.
On the other hand, I'm not sure that the vacuum exists. It feels like the internet has brought people closer together, and a traditional middleman has been squeezed out. I'm not sure the space is still there for a new person to fill.
something about how those zillion dollars are being spent is not quite right
The proper way to spend the money today is to buy the right people in the media, so they will manufacture spontaneous outrage against your opponents.
Some people have not updated yet, and are spending money the ways that used to work better in the past.
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