Jürgen Habermas records a renewed structural change in the public sphere. In 1962 he submitted his habilitation thesis under this title and thus already wrote his book with the highest circulation. In 1990, in a foreword, he commented on the research that had meanwhile been presented on his topic: the decline of the originally enlightened, bourgeois public sphere due to the dominance of private interests in the mass media. Now, in a long essay, he spells out the political consequences that the internet and its platforms are supposed to have for democracy. No good.
For Habermas, the most important task of the public is to contribute to democratic decision-making in constitutional states. Anyone who reads the political section of a daily newspaper or can’t get away from the talk shows on television can get something out of it. Customers of a train station kiosk, on the other hand, would notice how small the volume of publications inviting political reflection is, for example in comparison to the guidebooks (eating, living, clothing, finances, leisure sports) and the mere entertainment (true crime, illnesses and marriages of the stars). or the nobility). On TV, the fun and excitement departments of every level are also in charge. The talk show is not an ideal speaking situation.
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