I had heard of his book "Amusing Ourselves to Death" and know its synopsis. But man, this guy is a visionary. I should maybe actually read the book.

It's a 1985 book like it was written yesterday. Another great interview on the Cultural Farming project: http://www.culturalfarming.com/Ethnography/Neil_Postman.html

If you can parse out his crimes, you might like Ted Kaczynski's work. There's a fair bit of crossover with respect to technology.

In this quarantine period, I have been learning about Jacques Ellul and Durkheim and Max Weber's views on technology (and many others). Kaczynski has already passed my radar, but I am going to actively ignore what Kaczynski wrote, thought or said because of what he did.

I remember finding it really interesting when I read it in college (2002ish). Still think about it occasionally.

It's good and it's short. If you have audible you can listen to it for free.

i recommend it, it’s a great read. Fascinating to hear how literate US society was 100 years ago

Postman's Five Things We Need to Know About Technological Change is a great quick read: https://www.cs.ucdavis.edu/~rogaway/classes/188/materials/po...

This is fascinating, in that it is from 25 years ago, but his insights would sound fresh and relevant today. 25 years may not sound like a long time, but it is in Internet years. And I often hear people bringing up weakly articulated versions of these points today as if they are new ideas.