College Lecture Series - Neil Postman - "The Surrender of Culture to Technology"
College of DuPage · 5 HN recommendations
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Neil Postman's 1997 lecture at College of DuPage, based on his book, argues that Americans treat technology as a national religion and depend on it to solve larger human problems. It includes audience questions.
Why HN recommends it: HN recommends it to engineers as a skeptical counterweight to technology boosterism, especially for those building AI and consumer tech features.
“I suggest the people working on those features watch Neil Postman's "The Surrender of Culture to Technology"” Read on HN ↗