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I had heard of his book "Amusing Ourselves to Death" and know its synopsis. But man, this guy is a visionary. I should maybe actually read the book.
by 317070 6y ago
I had heard of his book "Amusing Ourselves to Death" and know its synopsis. But man, this guy is a visionary. I should maybe actually read the book.
- enkid 6y agoIt's good and it's short. If you have audible you can listen to it for free.
- acheron 6y agoI remember finding it really interesting when I read it in college (2002ish). Still think about it occasionally.
- georgeolaru 6y agoIt's a 1985 book like it was written yesterday. Another great interview on the Cultural Farming project: http://www.culturalfarming.com/Ethnography/Neil_Postman.html http://www.culturalfarming.com/Ethnography/Neil_Postman.html
- 0x445442 6y agoIf you can parse out his crimes, you might like Ted Kaczynski's work. There's a fair bit of crossover with respect to technology.
- 317070 6y agoIn this quarantine period, I have been learning about Jacques Ellul and Durkheim and Max Weber's views on technology (and many others). Kaczynski has already passed my radar, but I am going to actively ignore what Kaczynski wrote, thought or said because of what he did.
- manu3000 6y agoi recommend it, it’s a great read. Fascinating to hear how literate US society was 100 years ago