Why aren't more of us concerned about paid lobbying in politics? Perhaps because many of us won't consider the outsized efforts undertaken to sway public opinion.
“By the time the message reaches the public, it appears completely organic. In reality, it was coordinated from the start.”
Rachel "The Doc" Bitecofer, Apr 16, 2026
“Once the top influencers begin pushing a message, the rest of the ecosystem follows. This is the most powerful element of the system. Smaller influencers watch the larger accounts for cues. They assume those accounts represent genuine movement sentiment.
“So they repeat the messaging. And then the audience repeats it again.
“The cascade looks like this:
“Operatives → major influencers → smaller influencers → grassroots audience
“By the time the message reaches the public, it appears completely organic. In reality, it was coordinated from the start.”
“By the time the message reaches the public, it appears completely organic. In reality, it was coordinated from the start.”
Rachel "The Doc" Bitecofer, Apr 16, 2026
“Once the top influencers begin pushing a message, the rest of the ecosystem follows. This is the most powerful element of the system. Smaller influencers watch the larger accounts for cues. They assume those accounts represent genuine movement sentiment.
“So they repeat the messaging. And then the audience repeats it again.
“The cascade looks like this:
“Operatives → major influencers → smaller influencers → grassroots audience
“By the time the message reaches the public, it appears completely organic. In reality, it was coordinated from the start.”
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