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A review by 888kell888
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by Neil Postman
4.5
I decided to read this book because I knew that I was on social media too much. It was affecting the way I processed and interacted with the world around me. Everything became either a meme reference I saw online or nothing -- I skipped past it because the video was "too long".
Like Postman predicted, I had never gone into depth at school as to how deeply the printing press and written word had shaped society. Living while the age of technology has shaped society has been a little frightening even to myself, someone born of this age.
Incredibly relevant, amusing ourselves to death is a must read in an age where people now willing count their steps/miles with their phone, can tweet at their politicans, and never leave their phones at home.
Like Postman predicted, I had never gone into depth at school as to how deeply the printing press and written word had shaped society. Living while the age of technology has shaped society has been a little frightening even to myself, someone born of this age.
Incredibly relevant, amusing ourselves to death is a must read in an age where people now willing count their steps/miles with their phone, can tweet at their politicans, and never leave their phones at home.