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Technopoly
Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology | Neil Postman
2 posts | 5 read | 2 reading | 5 to read
In this witty, often terrifying work of cultural criticism, the author of Amusing Ourselves to Death chronicles our transformation into a Technopoly: a society that no longer merely uses technology as a support system but instead is shaped by it--with radical consequences for the meanings of politics, art, education, intelligence, and truth. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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RamsFan1963
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Mehso-so

I didn't find this as interesting as Postman's other book, Amusing Ourselves To Death. I'm not sure what he was trying to prove here. He's neither Luddite nor technophobe, gladly using technology, while still decrying its harmful effects on society. I didn't find his arguement compelling or persuasive. 2 🤔🤔

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frankincense_and_sensibility
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Pickpick

I side-eyed this book a bit at first because of the title (and because the last book I had to read for this class was too snarky for its own good) but I really liked the historical angle Postman took. The touches of humor lightened the read but weren't distracting.