RoundSparrow @ .ee@lemm.eeM · 9 months ago"Orwell feared those who would deprive us of information. Huxley feared those who would give us so much that we would be reduced to passivity and egoism." - Neil Postman, 1985plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-square"Orwell feared those who would deprive us of information. Huxley feared those who would give us so much that we would be reduced to passivity and egoism." - Neil Postman, 1985plus-squareRoundSparrow @ .ee@lemm.eeM · 9 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
RoundSparrow @ .ee@lemm.eeM · edit-29 months ago"Are you smarter than a 3rd grade school student?" .... Masturbatory Egoism of social media simulacra. Reactionary comment messages on social systems boil down to: "I am smarter than Donald Trump"plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-square"Are you smarter than a 3rd grade school student?" .... Masturbatory Egoism of social media simulacra. Reactionary comment messages on social systems boil down to: "I am smarter than Donald Trump"plus-squareRoundSparrow @ .ee@lemm.eeM · edit-29 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink