I don’t understand why Alex @alexbruesewitz is all of a sudden trying to pretend like he is so opposed to influencers, consultants and anyone with a business making money online. His company, X Strategies, is one of the firms most common for paying so called conservative influencers to tweet, and his company has been doing this for years. All day I have been inundated with messages from people telling me they were once paid by Alex’s company… yet he’s all of a sudden pretending like the business he participates in is unethical. He still operates X Strategies. I think the bigger question is, why is Alex all of a sudden changing his tune as he’s in litigation with his former business partner Derek Utley, and why did Alex wait till after the election to speak about this? It would be one thing if Alex was consistent, but his entire company is known in political circles for *paying influencers* and helping clients boost their social media following through paid posts and marketing… So what’s the story? Is he scared about something? Is he trying to distract attention away from himself? Is he afraid he’s going to be investigated by Democrats because of his proximity to 1789 Capital? Alex is very financially driven. Notice he says the influencer industry is now too financially driven. Anyone and everyone who knows Alex knows all he cares about is making money…. So since when is he not a fan of financially driven businesses? Don’t believe me? Just go type in X Strategies into the FEC records and see how much his company has been paid over the years. And to be honest, despite the fact that Alex is a massive hypocrite, I’m glad Alex has been paid. People deserve to be paid for their work, no matter how disingenuous and flippant they may be. This is America where we celebrate capitalism, not communism. Talk about hypocrisy though! If you feel this way Alex, when are you going to close down your business? By your own argument, your entire business model has “drifted from its roots.” I’m sure you make plenty of money in your advisory role (you know the one), so maybe you will give up your company out of principle since you’re all of a sudden so bothered by it.