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

land and sea

and a burgeoning career as a social media influencer

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Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business land and seaTelevision has conditioned us to tolerate visually entertaining material measured out in spoonfuls of time, to the detriment of rational public discourse and reasoned public affairs. In this eloquent, persuasive book, Neil Postman alerts us to the real and present dangers of this state of affairs, and offers compelling suggestions as to how to withstand the media onslaught. Before we hand over politics, education, religion, and journalism to the show