Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the AGe of Show Business

Neil Postman, "Self-Event - Public Discourse of Performing Arts Era" This book is classic. Everyone knows that everything is about it. Let's write a little more. The mailman's book caused many public citizens' discussions in the mid-1980s, but it may be more relevant and more important as before. Today, our society is almost axiomatic. The answer to the question raised by our technological progress lies in the application of technologies that have not yet been developed.

Make yourself drunk on death: Public discourse during the performing arts era (1985) is a book by educator Neil Postman. The origin of this book is a post by a postman at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 1984. He participated in the panel discussion of the modern world "George Orwell" April 19 ". In the introduction of his book, the postman said the contemporary world better reflects the brave new world of Ordos Huxley. Ordos Huxley is not Orwell's work, they are being pressured by national control

Neil Postman condemned herself. Public · discourse of the show was published in 1985. In his books, postal staff detailed the development of public discussions (verbal and written communication) for centuries. He explained how the development and evolution of communication in human history changed at an important moment. These important points include alphabet development, invention of coverage, telegraphic progress, television creation and so on. Postman also believes that American society is particularly at risk because of its low reliability on television. The theme of his work is that it tends to be more authoritative because words and printing communication requires more "brain power" to learn and improve.