Amusing Ourselves to DeathRecommendations
About the book
Television has conditioned us to tolerate visually entertaining material measured out in spoonfuls of time, to the detriment of rational public discourse and reasoned public affairs. In this eloquent, persuasive book, Neil Postman alerts us to the real and present dangers of this state of affairs, and offers compelling suggestions as to how to withstand the media onslaught.
Before we hand over politics, education, religion, and journalism to the show business demands of the television age, we must recognize the ways in which the media shape our lives and the ways we can, in turn, shape them to serve out highest goals.
People recommending Amusing Ourselves to Death
What readers say about ‘Amusing Ourselves to Death’
Patrick Collison on Amusing Ourselves to Death
Patrick Collison labeled this book "substantially above average."
Matt Mullenweg on Amusing Ourselves to Death
"We’re kind of, like the title of the book, amusing ourselves to death. We’re so caught up in distractions and pleasure and entertainment that we might be missing out on the bigger things."
Tristan Harris on Amusing Ourselves to Death
"Written in 1982. It literally predicts everything that's going on now."
Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Amusing Ourselves to Death
"This book has the best foreword I can recall. Read the entire thing."
Keith Rabois on Amusing Ourselves to Death
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
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