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8: Get Off the Cocaine Pellet Dispenser: Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman

Made You Think

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The Absurdity of Living Through Our Phones

The chapter discusses the phenomenon of people prioritizing capturing moments through their phones over actually experiencing them, highlighting examples such as a shrine in Kyoto and the Mona Lisa room in the Louvre. It explores the negative effects of constantly using social media platforms and the pressure to quickly respond to texts, leading to a constant need to be connected and difficulty focusing on other tasks.

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