Technology and Society by Neil Postman 1/7

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[ThFranke]

Thank you for this video, Postman is great, I like this guy and his way of thinking. I think he is right, simply because he is able to ask the right questions. They remain right, even if the situation changes. Internet is a great achievement - but only for those, who can use it. Information is accessible only for those, who learned about the value of knowledge and who know what to search for.

[lowrad]

This fellow brings a number of important ideas to the table, but the comments... Man, most of you think you know what's good for people more than they do. I suspect many of you sniff your own f@rts out of a wine glass.

[MoreGarbage]

People often don't choose what's good for them, lowrad. They're giving up freedom and the ability to think in exchange for amusement and triviality. If one person does that, it's a choice. When the majority does it, that restricts choice. Skepticism is healthy and criticizing bad choices is legitimate public discourse.

[psycomedia]

turn off

tune out

drop dead

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[smokutusofborg]

Neil Postman wasn't a mailman but he was a man and he probably got a lot of mail.

[JustATheist]

The Cloning of Human Beings will not be a Reality. Who cares what Jesus or Buddha would say about this one idea within our century? Why not ask them what they think about walmart? Synthetic Organs are cheaper, more effective and less ethically concerning... NOOB! OMFG I'm speaking to Youtube! So trippy! Not...

Then you go on... To explain Sanity? ... Are you really consciously going to tell people what consciousness is? ... Take a philosophy course.

[PeterRoeder31]

One of the most brilliant persons ever!

[steinstop]

But, if this is not the problem.

[dharmashooter]

@TheShafee Whether you're Intelligent or not the internet will be using you when you need it to function in society.

[meltzerboy]

This talk by Postman is based on Huxley's prophecy in "Brave New World" that humans will come to welcome and love the technology that eventually destroys their human cognitive and emotional processes. This is different from Orwell's world vision in "1984," in which environmental forces come to exert a controlling power and influence on our thoughts and emotions against our will. There appears to be some truth to Postman's argument; certainly it offers us food for thought, if we can still think.

[ThFranke]

@PeterRoeder31 :

Hm, I didn't say, that I do not like this thesis, it is plain truth.

[PeterRoeder31]

@ThFranke That new technology also takes something away. It brings something but there is a price...