From what I've heard the "some point" was primarily a result of one man Edward Louis Bernays, who lead the charge towards these somewhat predatory practices, ef

From what I've heard the "some point" was primarily a result of one man Edward Louis Bernays, who lead the charge towards these somewhat predatory practices, effectively inventing modern public relations and advertising. There was a really interesting ( and comical ) podcast about it from the folks at Stuff You Should Know: https://www.stuffyoushouldknow.com/podcasts/live-in-chicago-how-public-relations-works.htm https://www.stuffyoushouldknow.com/podcasts/live-in-chicago-...