Comments | kitty8fish: Article 3, my favorite!

kitty8fish

Article 3, my favorite!

Jun 06, 2007 14:08

There are two ways by which the spirit of a culture may be shriveled. In the first-the Orwellian-culture becomes a prison. In the second-the Huxleyan-culture becomes a burlesque. No one needs to be reminded that our world [has been] marred by many prison cultures whose structure Orwell described accurately in his parables. If one were to read both ( Read more... )

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kickachupacabra June 7 2007, 15:43:38 UTC

Neil Postman is my personal lord and savior. He is such an OG. It's outrageous.

witty_banter June 7 2007, 23:35:39 UTC

Why is there so much Neil Postman mentioned in my life lately?

witty_banter June 7 2007, 23:42:01 UTC

Also, I feel I have become stupid. I sat here trying to focus on this for the five seconds it would take to READ it... and I couldn't. What thefuck is wrong with me? I missed class AGAIN today. I can't do anything. I am falling apart.

WHERE DID MY HEAD GO?!?!?!

/nervous breakdown of sorts

back to BATCAVE!

1984 is here yourgrace2001ca September 28 2007, 02:27:37 UTC

What you have said about technology being the idealogy is not a new concept, over 40 years ago, Marshal McLuhan stated that "The medium IS the message"
Same thing.
However, if you think that 1984 is not relevant, examine the Patriot Act.
Scares the bejabbers outta me.