Intermediaries can be great businesses, and good for the market. See the existence of wholesalers, brokers, etc. Just because the internet makes it easier to disintermediate a business doesn't mean the market forces that created intermediaries in general aren't valuable. News aggregators, price comparators, and online stores like amazon all aggregated various "productive" businesses and produce value for themselves and their customers in the process. Sometimes, DIY isn't the answer for everything; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparative_advantage