Airaksinen does not wholly approve of the equation of public discussion with philosophical research. The image created by the media is too easy, too smooth. He does not consider the great demand for philosophy as a by-product of the depression and its aftermath. As for ethics, at least, the boom started earlier. Typically, the media are just bringing up the rear.
Reporters flock to where things have already happened.
According to Airaksinen, those best in touch with the pulse of the times are training planners and seminar leaders - most of whom are women. The organisers of seminars and other similar events have to face the challenge of cost-effectiveness and attract charismatic speakers. The number of seminars organised in this country is absolutely astonishing. Nobody has the energy to read scientific writings, but people simply flock to hear the spoken word. Good preachers are more valuable than gold in these modern devotional gatherings.