karlhungus reviewed Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business (1985) is a …
Review of 'Amusing Ourselves to Death' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
I wanted to like this so much. I'm a big fan of Roger Waters amused to death, and Huxley. I found the arguments wanting, especially the linguistic ones.
The premise still seems quite good and interesting, I just didn't find the arguments convincing.