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This is an early work of Postman‘s where you can see some of his nascent critiques and insights of language on display. “People who talk as if their religion were a political party and as if commerce were a religion, marriage a court of law, a court of law a sporting event, a sporting event a form of patriotism, patriotism a form of family life, usually project a vision of reality that I find crazy.” Published in 1976, still pertinent today.
CRR Have you read any others from Postman? I‘ve only read “Amusing Ourselves to Death” but I really enjoyed it. 1y
Schwifty @CRR Yes! I have all of them on my shelf. My favorites besides Amusing Ourselves are Conscientious Objections, How to Watch TV News, Teaching as a Subversive Activity and Technopoly. I‘m a sort of teacher at a major tech company so he has a lot to say that resonates with me just having endured corporate tech culture. 1y
CRR @Schwifty thank you. I will check them out! 1y
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