"It's a very important part of this equation that a few survivors exist in this peculiar relationship with government, having tokowtowto government, make relationships with regulators, " says Mr. Singer.
Instead of being dismissed as self-serving hucksters who warp the truth and kowtowto clients, publicists are getting too much respect and some don't know how to handle it.
I've written about technology for almost my entire adult life, and I love knowing how it works, but I won't kowtowto it or go through unnatural contortions to induce it to perform some task.