Five things we need to know about technological change (1998) [pdf] (web.cs.ucdavis.edu) 24 points by flannery 6y ago ↗ HN
[–] bklaasen 6y ago ↗ A related talk, delivered a few months before TFA: "Neil Postman, 1998: six questions on technology" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBlfPhsrvtwNeil Postman was very far-sighted; "Amusing Ourselves to Death" still stands up extraordinarily well. He was heavily influenced by Marshall McLuhan but is much less opaque.
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[ 2.5 ms ] story [ 15.8 ms ] threadNeil Postman was very far-sighted; "Amusing Ourselves to Death" still stands up extraordinarily well. He was heavily influenced by Marshall McLuhan but is much less opaque.