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Neil Postman Quotes

There is no escaping from ourselves. The human dilemma is as it has always been, and we solve nothing fundamental by cloaking ourselves in technological glory Picture Quote #1

You can only photograph a fragment of the here and now. The photograph presents the world as object; language, the world as idea Picture Quote #1

I believe I am not mistaken in saying that Christianity is a demanding and serious religion. When it is delivered as easy and amusing, it is another kind of religion altogether Picture Quote #1

For the message of television as metaphor is not only that all the world is a stage but that the stage is located in Las Vegas, Nevada Picture Quote #1

We are more naive than those of the Middle Ages, and more frightened, for we can be made to believe almost anything Picture Quote #1

I am not a Luddite. I am suspicious of technology. I am perfectly aware of its benefits, but I also try to pay attention to some of the negative effects Picture Quote #1

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In Russia, writers with serious grievances are arrested, while in America they are merely featured on television talk shows, where all that is arrested is their development Picture Quote #1

Our priests and presidents, our surgeons and lawyers, our educators and newscasters need worry less about satisfying the demands of their discipline than the demands of good showmanship Picture Quote #1

We do not measure a culture by its output of undisguised trivialities but by what it claims as significant Picture Quote #1

[M]ost of our daily news is inert, consisting of information that gives us something to talk about but cannot lead to any meaningful action. (68) Picture Quote #1

Television is altering the meaning of ‘being informed’ by creating a species of information that might properly be called disinformation. Disinformation does not mean false information. It means misleading information - misplaced, irrelevant, fragmented or superficial information - information that creates the illusion of knowing something, but which in fact leads one away from knowing Picture Quote #1

It is a mistake to suppose that any technological innovation has a one-sided effect. Every technology is both a burden and a blessing; not either-or, but this-and-that Picture Quote #1

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The problem in the 19th century with information was that we lived in a culture of information scarcity, and so humanity addressed that problem beginning with photography and telegraphy and the - in the 1840s. We tried to solve the problem of overcoming the limitations of space, time, and form Picture Quote #1

When two human beings get together, they’re co-present, there is built into it a certain responsibility we have for each other, and when people are co-present in family relationships and other relationships, that responsibility is there. You can’t just turn off a person. On the Internet, you can Picture Quote #1

Childhood is analogous to language learning. It has a biological basis but cannot be realized unless a social environment triggers and nurtures it, that is, has need of it. If a culture is dominated by a medium that requires the segregation of the young in order that they learn unnatural, specialized, and complex skills and attitudes, then childhood, in one form or another, will emerge, articulate and indispensable Picture Quote #1

In Russia, writers with serious grievances are arrested, while in America they are merely featured on television talk shows, where all that is arrested is their development Picture Quote #1

The past is strapped to our backs. We do not have to see it; we can always feel it. People gather bundles of sticks to build bridges they never cross. People in distress will sometimes prefer a problem that is familiar to a solution that is not Picture Quote #1

Remember: in order for a perception to change one must be frustrated in one’s actions or change one’s purpose Picture Quote #1

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The making of adaptable, curious, open, questioning people has nothing to do with vocational training and everything to do with humanistic and scientific studies Picture Quote #1

An educated mind is practiced in the uses of reason, which inevitably leads to a skeptical outlook Picture Quote #1

TV serves us most usefully when presenting junk-entertainment; it serves us most ill when it co-opts serious modes of discourse - news, politics, science, education, commerce, religion Picture Quote #1

Voting is the next-to-last refuge of the politically impotent. The last refuge, of course, is giving your opinion to a pollster Picture Quote #1

Our priests and presidents, our surgeons and lawyers, our educators and newscasters need worry less about satisfying the demands of their discipline than the demands of good showmanship Picture Quote #1

Build an inclusive narrative that goes beyond race, class, religion, etc., so that all may participate in the the great debates Picture Quote #1

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I don’t think any of us can do much about the rapid growth of new technology. A new technology helps to fuel the economy, and any discussion of slowing its growth has to take account of economic consequences. However, it is possible for us to learn how to control our own uses of technology Picture Quote #1

A definition is the start of an argument, not the end of one Picture Quote #1

As technical people, we are apt to be preoccupied with scores, not competence Picture Quote #1

The price of maintaining membership in the establishment is unquestioning acceptance of authority Picture Quote #1

Children enter school as question marks and leave as periods Picture Quote #1

The written word endures, the spoken word disappears Picture Quote #1

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There is no escaping from ourselves. The human dilemma is as it has always been, and we solve nothing fundamental by cloaking ourselves in technological glory (Neil Postman Quotes) You can only photograph a fragment of the here and now. The photograph presents the world as object; language, the world as idea. (Neil Postman Quotes) I believe I am not mistaken in saying that Christianity is a demanding and serious religion. When it is delivered as easy and amusing, it is another kind of religion altogether (Neil Postman Quotes) For the message of television as metaphor is not only that all the world is a stage but that the stage is located in Las Vegas, Nevada (Neil Postman Quotes) We are more naive than those of the Middle Ages, and more frightened, for we can be made to believe almost anything (Neil Postman Quotes) I am not a Luddite. I am suspicious of technology. I am perfectly aware of its benefits, but I also try to pay attention to some of the negative effects (Neil Postman Quotes) In Russia, writers with serious grievances are arrested, while in America they are merely featured on television talk shows, where all that is arrested is their development (Neil Postman Quotes) Our priests and presidents, our surgeons and lawyers, our educators and newscasters need worry less about satisfying the demands of their discipline than the demands of good showmanship (Neil Postman Quotes) We do not measure a culture by its output of undisguised trivialities but by what it claims as significant (Neil Postman Quotes) [M]ost of our daily news is inert, consisting of information that gives us something to talk about but cannot lead to any meaningful action. (68) (Neil Postman Quotes) Television is altering the meaning of ‘being informed’ by creating a species of information that might properly be called disinformation. Disinformation does not mean false information. It means misleading information - misplaced, irrelevant, fragmented or superficial information - information that creates the illusion of knowing something, but which in fact leads one away from knowing (Neil Postman Quotes) It is a mistake to suppose that any technological innovation has a one-sided effect. Every technology is both a burden and a blessing; not either-or, but this-and-that (Neil Postman Quotes) The problem in the 19th century with information was that we lived in a culture of information scarcity, and so humanity addressed that problem beginning with photography and telegraphy and the - in the 1840s. We tried to solve the problem of overcoming the limitations of space, time, and form (Neil Postman Quotes) When two human beings get together, they’re co-present, there is built into it a certain responsibility we have for each other, and when people are co-present in family relationships and other relationships, that responsibility is there. You can’t just turn off a person. On the Internet, you can (Neil Postman Quotes) Childhood is analogous to language learning. It has a biological basis but cannot be realized unless a social environment triggers and nurtures it, that is, has need of it. If a culture is dominated by a medium that requires the segregation of the young in order that they learn unnatural, specialized, and complex skills and attitudes, then childhood, in one form or another, will emerge, articulate and indispensable (Neil Postman Quotes) In Russia, writers with serious grievances are arrested, while in America they are merely featured on television talk shows, where all that is arrested is their development. (Neil Postman Quotes) The past is strapped to our backs. We do not have to see it; we can always feel it. People gather bundles of sticks to build bridges they never cross. People in distress will sometimes prefer a problem that is familiar to a solution that is not. (Neil Postman Quotes) Remember: in order for a perception to change one must be frustrated in one’s actions or change one’s purpose. (Neil Postman Quotes) The making of adaptable, curious, open, questioning people has nothing to do with vocational training and everything to do with humanistic and scientific studies. (Neil Postman Quotes) An educated mind is practiced in the uses of reason, which inevitably leads to a skeptical outlook (Neil Postman Quotes) TV serves us most usefully when presenting junk-entertainment; it serves us most ill when it co-opts serious modes of discourse - news, politics, science, education, commerce, religion. (Neil Postman Quotes) Voting is the next-to-last refuge of the politically impotent. The last refuge, of course, is giving your opinion to a pollster. (Neil Postman Quotes) Our priests and presidents, our surgeons and lawyers, our educators and newscasters need worry less about satisfying the demands of their discipline than the demands of good showmanship. (Neil Postman Quotes) Build an inclusive narrative that goes beyond race, class, religion, etc., so that all may participate in the the great debates. (Neil Postman Quotes) I don’t think any of us can do much about the rapid growth of new technology. A new technology helps to fuel the economy, and any discussion of slowing its growth has to take account of economic consequences. However, it is possible for us to learn how to control our own uses of technology. (Neil Postman Quotes) A definition is the start of an argument, not the end of one (Neil Postman Quotes) As technical people, we are apt to be preoccupied with scores, not competence (Neil Postman Quotes) The price of maintaining membership in the establishment is unquestioning acceptance of authority (Neil Postman Quotes) Children enter school as question marks and leave as periods (Neil Postman Quotes) The written word endures, the spoken word disappears (Neil Postman Quotes)

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