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Ethan Russell
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He continues to instantiate his assertions in relevant historical events that shine light on the decontextualized and discontinuous nature of television entertainment. Just image if this book had been written in this decade. It would certainly be talking about fake news (by name) and the internet, and the impeding horror of corporation divvying up the internet (net neutrality). Cra...You should be reading this.
— Jul 01, 2017 06:15PM
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Ethan Russell
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Postman continues, prophetically, delineating the shift from the typographic mind to the telegraphic mind in public discourse. His concept is quite close to Simulacra by Baudrillard and I agree with his take on how TV has destroyed information by simulating and simultaneously decontextualizing it.
— Jun 13, 2017 04:47PM
Ethan Russell
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This book clearly addresses our culture's great detriment in terms of switching from a typographic means of thinking to a spectacle based means of thinking. Critical thinking and a complex understanding of reason and discourse are why our laws and gov trap us in what we think is freedom, but is really subjugation. You should read it.
— Jun 02, 2017 02:29PM
