It&#x27;s a segment of the populus who have thus far been uniquely positioned to make up their own mind. That has political implications in a democracy that relies on media to shape the electorate&#x27;s consensus. As Milo Yiannopoulous recently commented on the 2016 primaries: &quot;If the lying mainstream media ever had the power to shape elections, those days are gone.&quot; Will that baton be simply picked up by the new media?