Even if the OP is overreacting and this has some substance behind it I can really relate to his disdain for the current trend of flashy landing pages with only

Even if the OP is overreacting and this has some substance behind it I can really relate to his disdain for the current trend of flashy landing pages with only a "subscribe to our mailing list" box, youtube videos with hipster guys extolling the virtues of a (nonexistent) product in "layman terms" and overall modus operandi of "collect emails of potential customers, raise funding and figure it out later".