I need to return to Postman. He has an agile mind! Speaking of which, and in the same vein, have you ever read Zadie Smith’s essay “Generation Why?” See http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2010/11/25/generation-why/ It’s amazing how she takes what was probably a routine assignment—to review a movie about Facebook and a book about social media—and yokes them together in a sweeping meditation on the dehumanizing power of friending and being friended…..
I need to return to Postman. He has an agile mind! Speaking of which, and in the same vein, have you ever read Zadie Smith’s essay “Generation Why?” See http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2010/11/25/generation-why/ It’s amazing how she takes what was probably a routine assignment—to review a movie about Facebook and a book about social media—and yokes them together in a sweeping meditation on the dehumanizing power of friending and being friended…..
Thanks for the chuckle! But sadly this looks like the path our culture is taking. (I am rereading Neil Postman these days…)