Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business

The rise of the printing press and the high quality education society got from all the great books written has now been replaced by photos, images, pictures and video. We now live today in a society of potato heads that don't read and stare at their TV screens all day long...how do they do it? They do it via the cellphone by watching hundreds of hours of time wasting dystopia which was created by people that we don't even know and we'll probably never meet. We turn on the TV and amuse ourselves to death. I haven't had a TV or cellphone for 20+ years and I have read more books, gone on more walks and more important, I'm happier for it. This book is a grand slam home run. One of the greatest authors of our era. Sensational and common sense based book about the dangers and hazards of TV on society. I'm going to see what else Mr Neil Postman has written for sure. I'm going to get all of his great works...one amazing book at a time. Sometimes I was on the Toronto subway and would read small pieces to complete strangers and they would smile, get out their cell phones, snap a photo of the book and say "yeah, I'm getting this on Amazon Canada". The most shocking information I've ever been exposed to in my life. I had great joy and laughter as I read about the surreal nature of what is transpiring. I love books so much.

Still so relevant, good read.

I hardly read much but this was a brilliant read. I’ve purchased a kindle version for myself and two prints as gifts for friends. A brilliant read showing how images and news is without context. The quote by CNN in this items description is ironical. They’re oblivious to the fact that 24hr news channels like CNN is what this book warns against.

Si bien no es un texto actual, es un referente para los estudios en comunicación. Resulta de provecho para aquellos que investigan comunicación, política, sociología

amazing book, today its all about enjoying, you can 98 years old and go to the discos, and have sex etc, the leisure industry is the most important thing the traditional values are gone