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Neil Postman
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Amusing Ourselves to Death
: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
Neil Postman
1985
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Are We Having Too Much Fun?
In 1985, Neil Postman observed an America imprisoned by its own need for amusement. He was, it turns out, extremely prescient.
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