Showing posts with label evaluating pros and cons of technology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label evaluating pros and cons of technology. Show all posts

Thursday, August 23, 2018

Is the Internet evil? We will decide.; The Washington Post, August 22, 2018

Christine Emba, The Washington Post; Is the Internet evil? We will decide.

"Has the Internet been good or bad for humanity?

I stumbled upon a new way to think about the question (on the Internet, naturally), in the form of a quietly radical 1998 talk given by the author and cultural critic Neil Postman. The title, “Five Things We Need to Know About Technological Change ,” is a snoozer, but the contents are eye-opening."