Post-truth and Digital Democracy.

Abstract

This article proposes to address the phenomenon of post-truth and its impact on democracy in the digital age, introducing the concept of the “cyborg-democrat” within the context of post-thinking and digital rationality. It also points out that the influence of political mechanisms based on emotional persuasion and social media has replaced institutional frameworks with virtual and technological ones, leading to consequences such as irrational thinking, manipulation of the human psyche, alienation, and distortion of reality. Post-truth, therefore, seeks to disorient contemporary societies by exploiting their vulnerabilities, affecting electronic participation and giving rise to a new type of human being: homo digitalis. In the final part of the paper, the need for a more rational and deliberative effort is emphasized to foster political awareness among citizens.