Postman was ahead of his time. Also worth checking out is his 1985 book, "Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business." Can't say we weren't warned...
Agree, Amusing Ourselves to Death is really good. I like the idea about how reading books impacts how deep we think. Also His comparison of the Lincoln Douglas debates to modern presidential debates. Not a long read either, about 200 pages I think. I bought a copy from a bookstore closing, which fits the theme of the book sadly.
"Amusing Ourselves to Death" is one of if not the best books for its avant garde cultural criticism.
Exactly, it's Brave New World and 1984 married--the jackboot on the neck plus the self-drugging anodynes.