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“Our priests and presidents, our surgeons and lawyers, our educators and newscasters need worry less about satisfying the demands of their discipline than the demands of good showmanship.”

Book:Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business

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Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business

This book delves into the transformation of public discourse from a focus on serious political and social issues to a preoccupation with entertainment and spectacle. It explores the consequences of this shift on democracy and the role of media in shaping public opinion. more

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Neil Postman

Neil Postman (March 8, 1931 - October 5, 2003) was an American cultural critic, educator, and author. Known for his profound insights into the relationship between media, technology, and culture, Postman's work has had a significant impact on modern society. more

“The problem in the 19th century with information was that we lived in a culture of information scarcity, and so humanity addressed that problem beginning with photography and telegraphy and the - in the 1840s. We tried to solve the problem of overcoming the limitations of space, time, and form.”

Problem Form Humanity Culture Space Century Information Photography Overcoming Solve Limitation 19th Century Scarcity Space Time

Author:Neil Postman

“TV serves us most usefully when presenting junk-entertainment; it serves us most ill when it co-opts serious modes of discourse - news, politics, science, education, commerce, religion.”

Serious Tvs News Ill Entertainment Commerce Discourse Junk Presenting Science Education

Book:Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business

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“When two human beings get together, they're co-present, there is built into it a certain responsibility we have for each other, and when people are co-present in family relationships and other relationships, that responsibility is there. You can't just turn off a person. On the Internet, you can.”

People Humans Persons Two Together Certain Turns Human Beings Responsibility Internet Built Get Together Turn Off Family Relationship

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“If the best company is that which we leave feeling most satisfied with ourselves, it follows that it is the company we leave most bored.”

Ifs Feelings Company Satisfied Bored Bores Best Company