Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Neil Postman's Argument
After completing Amusing Ourselves to Death, I noticed that the author, Neil Postman, had not just explained how television was affecting society and the world, but also seemed to be attacking multiple areas. At some points, he began to say television is nothing but illusions and that even educational channels are entertainment. Later, he seems to focus on society and argues that it is the people and society that is causing a new technological age to rise. He even begins to attack politicians , entertainers and celebrities on how they are using television to their own benefits. So, who is Neil Postman arguing against? I'm sure Postman had said whether or not he was attacking certain people or television, but what are your opinions on this matter? Is Postman trying to say that television is bad? Or is he saying that the people who use it are the ones who make it bad? What do you side with: for television or against television?
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I think he's just trying to say that people need to realize and be aware of how much the world is dependent on television/technology. He isn't saying televison is bad at all he is just saying the amount we use it is becoming too much.
ReplyDeleteOnce I finished Amusing Ourselves to Death, I realized we must become media conscious in what we are watching. Postman even suggests that people should be taught how to watch television. Overall television isn't, necessarily, bad we just have to make sure that we don't amuse ourselves to death while watching it.
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