In 2023 the sociologists Steffen Mau, Thomas Lux and Linus Westheuser published Triggerpunkte. Konsens und Konflikt in der Gegenwartsgesellschaft, Trigger Points: Consensus and Conflict in Contemporary Society. Their finding is that on many big questions there is a fair degree of consensus. Conflict breaks out at particular points. Mau calls them Sollbruchstellen der öffentlichen Debatte, the built-in breaking points of public debate. One example from the book: Gleichstellung ja, aber bitte keine „Gendersprache“! Equality yes, but please no gender language! The authors doubt that two clearly defined camps have formed.