POL113H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3-4: Neil Postman
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Neil postman open mind : informing ourselves to death (note) Too much could also be dangerous as well. It can lead to a situation of meaninglessness where people do not know whats relevant/irreverent/useful. They live in a culture who"s committed thru all of its media that doesn"t categorize it in any way for the consumers. Thus becomes a threat to not only one peace of mind, but to one sense of meaning. Important to get some meaning from whats happening (ex. education) every one is ooded with information what no one knows what to do with it. *if culture is communication and if its shared information then what is our culture now* More so like a to do list. (this happened, then this happened and then this happened) We are less coherent in our understanding of information. Before the word information has associated with its action.
