Dr. Postman brought the same ideas to his speech at Calvin College as he did when he wrote Amusing Ourselves To Death. In chapter 1, Postman tells of what people use as mediums in their lives and how not all work now. Smoke signals that were once used do not bring about a clear message as society can today, he argues. Today's media and news also do not bring across what people can understand because of the complexity, but America is now reliant on new technology and not the simple things in life. Postman argued in his video that, "All our inventions are but improved means to an unimproved end." Is he right in saying that soon enough our society will start talking to door knobs? Postman also brings up the point in his video about cloning. God made us unique for a purpose and to make a second one of you is not what he planned. Are we going to clone just so we can live longer, if we need a new heart our clone will be the perfect match? In Amusing Oursleves To Death, Postman talks about the importance of life and how it is true that society now looks at TV and has to be like the hottest star around. We do not need clones or the newest fashion to make life better, but the simple things that has been lost now. If Postman could know one thing, it would most likely be if the American life will ever go back as it was before technology.
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I agree with what you said on we all look to be like people in Hollywood and focus on looks and how we really don't stuff like that to make life better.
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