Sociologist Dirk Baecker Challenges Digital Transformation in New Book

Sociologist Dirk Baecker questions the total digitalization of society in his new book, highlighting the enduring role of analog foundations. The book's cover features the word "Digitalisierung" crossed out, visually representing its core argument. Baecker argues that society resists comprehensive digitalization of communication and transportation forms, creating a conflict with its growing dependence on digital systems. This perspective emerges amid a saturated book market filled with works either demanding more digitalization or warning against its excesses. As a prominent theorist and potential successor to Niklas Luhmann in systems theory, Baecker redirects focus toward analog elements that persist despite technological advancement.