a book
Technopoly
Neil Postman · 1993 · 222 pages
A witty, often terrifying that chronicles our transformation into a society that is shaped by technology—from the acclaimed author of Amusing Ourselves to Death.
"A provocative book ... A tool for fighting back against the tools that run our lives." —Dallas Morning News
The story of our society's transformation into a Technopoly: a society that no longer merely uses technology as a support system but instead is shaped by it—with radical consequences for the meanings of politics, art, education, intelligence, and truth.
"A provocative book ... A tool for fighting back against the tools that run our lives." —Dallas Morning News
The story of our society's transformation into a Technopoly: a society that no longer merely uses technology as a support system but instead is shaped by it—with radical consequences for the meanings of politics, art, education, intelligence, and truth.
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Tristan Harris
“I highly recommend.”↗
Aaron Bastani
“Such an extraordinary book, & so lucidly written. I’d forgotten how conservative the implicit conclusions of it were. In the 21st C Postman would be sympathetic to those polities not enamoured by each new innovation that doesn’t serve human flourishing (they aren’t in the West).”↗
