- Orwell feared those who would deprive us information. Huxley feared those who would give us so much that we would be reduced to passivity and egoism. Orwell feared that the truth would be concealed from us. Huxley feared the truth would be drowned in a sea of irrelevance. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/neil_postman 30 comments reddit.com
Linking pages
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- Smash The Technopoly! - by Nicholas Smyth - After Babel https://www.afterbabel.com/p/smash-the-technopoly 1 comment
- Clayton Christensen Becomes His Own Devil’s Advocate | by Jean-Louis Gassée | Monday Note https://mondaynote.com/clayton-christensen-becomes-his-own-devil-s-advocate-c6511e3fac44 0 comments
- NSFW: #Ebony and #Ivory - The Brave New World of Online Self-Segregation • TechCrunch http://techcrunch.com/2010/05/02/a-limey-writes/ 0 comments
- Apple at $1Trillion: The Missing Theory | by Jean-Louis Gassée | Monday Note https://mondaynote.com/apple-at-1trillion-the-missing-theory-6f6e58db4786?gi=65ae64a5e997 0 comments
- Clayton Christensen Becomes His Own Devil’s Advocate | by Jean-Louis Gassée | Monday Note http://www.mondaynote.com/2014/11/24/clayton-christensen-becomes-his-own-devils-advocate/ 0 comments
- Information is garbage | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/03/information-is-garbage/ 0 comments
- Why it’s so hard to make ourselves better. | by Jan Sramek | Medium https://medium.com/p/afed961f760 0 comments
- Where have all the Luddites gone? Exploring what makes us human – and whether modern technology threatens to destroy it https://theconversation.com/where-have-all-the-luddites-gone-exploring-what-makes-us-human-and-whether-modern-technology-threatens-to-destroy-it-202756 0 comments
- Hooves, Headsets, and Hedonism - by R.W. Richey https://www.wearenotsaved.com/p/hooves-headsets-and-hedonism 0 comments
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