Who cares about the people of Gaza when we can amuse ourselves to death?
Dorset Eye - 2024-04-23T11:44:57.000Z

If one has ever wondered why most people switch off from other people’s reality, wonder no more. In Neil Postman’s book ‘Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business’ he explains how we are distracted by nonsense, served up by the corporate media as entertainment. In “Amusing Ourselves to Death,” Neil […]

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