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A review by lapingveno
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by Neil Postman
5.0
Since I re-read both 1984 and Brave New World this year before reading this, I think the book packed an even more potent punch since it leaned upon both novels heavily for analogy.
This book should be required reading for every man, woman, and child in the United States of America.
Even though its polemic against television is dated, its assertions about the aforementioned medium can easily be applied to television's modern analogs/descendants: social media, video games, streaming, YouTube, etc.
As a teacher, I must say that the chapter discussing the inherent assumption of students to be 'entertained' particularly resonated with me!
This book should be required reading for every man, woman, and child in the United States of America.
Even though its polemic against television is dated, its assertions about the aforementioned medium can easily be applied to television's modern analogs/descendants: social media, video games, streaming, YouTube, etc.
As a teacher, I must say that the chapter discussing the inherent assumption of students to be 'entertained' particularly resonated with me!