Amusing Ourselves to Death
The Political Orphanage
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Amusing Ourselves to Death: Critique of Television
The speakers discuss Neil Postman's book 'Amusing Ourselves to Death' and his critique of television, highlighting how it trains people to only pay attention to entertaining content rather than substantive issues. They also explore the impact of different mediums on the shaping of messages and touch on the concept of television losing its meaning in the era of YouTube and the internet.
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