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    The Man Who Predicted the Downfall of Thinking

    Your Undivided Attention · Mar 6, 2025 · 59 min
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    Forty years ago, Neil Postman warned that “we are a people on the verge of amusing ourselves to death.” He was writing about TV, but his insights feel eerily prophetic in our age of smartphones, social media, and AI. In this episode, we explore Postman’s ideas and what they can teach us.

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