is not another "chic" version of the game Monopoly.
It's the name of a book that I read in college by Neil Postman. It was required reading so that I could lead a book discussion for a group of high school students. It was an interesting read and it fostered discussion on how technology is taking over the world- sometimes in a good way, sometimes in a bad way. The subtitle reads, "The Surrender of Culture to Technology."
I have seen growing evidence of this all my life, but it wasn't until this weekend that I found the final piece of evidence. The piece that shows that everything is going downhill, we have surrendered ourselves to technology in a way that we would never be able to go back if it all failed...
It's the name of a book that I read in college by Neil Postman. It was required reading so that I could lead a book discussion for a group of high school students. It was an interesting read and it fostered discussion on how technology is taking over the world- sometimes in a good way, sometimes in a bad way. The subtitle reads, "The Surrender of Culture to Technology."
I have seen growing evidence of this all my life, but it wasn't until this weekend that I found the final piece of evidence. The piece that shows that everything is going downhill, we have surrendered ourselves to technology in a way that we would never be able to go back if it all failed...
Here is that evidence:
Baba has an iphone...
Need I say more?
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