Technopoly (book)

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2025-03-05 (Week 10): about Technopoly (book) from Neil Postman The book was widely praised for its originality and cheerful techno-hippie vibes, but many readers rejected its most radical assertion: that the shift toward a Web 2.0 world, in — It’s Time to Dismantle the Technopoly The New Yorker
2025-03-11 (Week 11): link: https://www.humanetech.com/podcast/the-man-who-predicted-the-downfall-of-thinking In this episode, Tristan explores Postman’s thinking with Sean Illing, host of Vox’s The Gray Area podcast, and Professor Lance Stra — The Man Who Predicted the Downfall of Thinking
2025-03-12 (Week 11): who eschewed digital technology, including personal computers, mobile devices, and cruise control in cars, and was critical of uses of technology, such as personal computers in school. In 1969 and 1970, Postman collabora — Neil Postman - Wikipedia
2025-03-12 (Week 11): He defines a technopoly as a society in which technology is deified, meaning “the culture seeks its authorisation in technology, finds its satisfactions in technology, and takes its orders from technology”. It is charact — Technopoly (book) - Wikipedia