Conscientious Objections Quotes

“...everyone practices stupidity, including those of us who write about it; none of us is ever free of it, we are most seriously endangered when we think we are safe. That there is an almost infinite supply of stupidity, including our own, should provide educationists with a sense of humility and, incidentally, assurance that they will never become obsolete.”
― Neil Postman, Conscientious Objections: Stirring Up Trouble About Language, Technology and Education

“I am an optimist because I think it might just be possible for people to learn how to recognize empty, false, self-serving, or inhumane language, and therefore to protect themselves from at least some of its spiritually debasing consequences.”
― Neil Postman, Conscientious Objections: Stirring Up Trouble About Language, Technology and Education

“How does a culture change when new technologies are introduced to it? And is it always desirable for a culture to accommodate itself to the demands of new technologies?”
― Neil Postman, Conscientious Objections: Stirring Up Trouble About Language, Technology and Education