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one of the best non-fiction books I've ever read. I just wish it was 3x longer with deeper context and a lot more analysis. I see Postman's theory as an essential part of understanding how american society (and to an extent western society as a whole) got to where it is today, and it's baffling that it isn't treated as such. 

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/feb/02/amusing-ourselves-to-death-neil-postman-trump-orwell-huxley

https://www.salon.com/2015/01/04/meet_the_man_who_predicted_fox_news_the_internet_stephen_colbert_and_reality_tv/