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A review by erikofthenorth
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by Neil Postman
4.0
3.9/5 Stars
A dense, well researched book focused on the perils of over consumption of modern day media. I found myself impressed throughout at the seeming prescience of it all, considering it was published in 1985. That being said, it has certainly not aged perfectly. In particular, I found Mr. Postman's penultimate chapter on how television has effected education a bit pedantic and stubborn. That being said, at 160 some pages, I'd recommend this to anyone interested in media's effects on society writ large.
A dense, well researched book focused on the perils of over consumption of modern day media. I found myself impressed throughout at the seeming prescience of it all, considering it was published in 1985. That being said, it has certainly not aged perfectly. In particular, I found Mr. Postman's penultimate chapter on how television has effected education a bit pedantic and stubborn. That being said, at 160 some pages, I'd recommend this to anyone interested in media's effects on society writ large.