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Everything bad is good for you
Book • 2004
In Everything Bad Is Good for You, Steven Johnson challenges the conventional wisdom that modern media is dumbing down society.
He argues that popular culture has grown more sophisticated over the past thirty years, requiring more cognitive effort from consumers and thus enhancing their mental abilities.
Johnson draws from fields like neuroscience and media theory to support his thesis, using examples from TV shows and video games to illustrate the complexity of contemporary entertainment.
He argues that popular culture has grown more sophisticated over the past thirty years, requiring more cognitive effort from consumers and thus enhancing their mental abilities.
Johnson draws from fields like neuroscience and media theory to support his thesis, using examples from TV shows and video games to illustrate the complexity of contemporary entertainment.
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