In this argument, then, only the academic pursuit of pleasure can provide a link between the private and the public realm in modern Western consumer society and strengthen that public sphere that, according to many theorists, is the foundation for modern democracy.
Prema tom argumentu, samo akademska potraga za zadovoljstvom može pružiti vezu između privatnog i javnog područja u suvremenom Zapadnjačkom potrošačkom društvu i ojačati javnu sferu, koja je prema mnogim teoretičarima temelj moderne demokracije.