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The four arguments in this book are each quite different and thought provoking. I grew up with very little television and do not own one now. Perhaps that is why I find so much enjoyment in nature and being outside, looking at everything and never getting bored. I would recommend this book to everyone with children who want to give their children a vibrant childhood.
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This is truly an excellent book, and I recommend it highly to the reader. The author casts a wider net for understanding the potential harm of TV than possibly any other writer, and recent events have proven him prophetic. However, like Postman's superb "Amusing Ourselves to Death," this book is now over 20 years old. For a current review of the data and research in this vital field I highly recommend Grossman and DeGaetano's new book, "Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill," which also addresses the impact of violent video games and incorporates some intriguing new military research.
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Yes, we seem to agree that his arguments against TV are valid, true, and not merely thought provoking, but action provoking. However, also bear in mind that we are coming into an age where everyone is staring at a computer monitor. If you read this book and think of the now and tomorrow, you come to realize that we are falling dangerously close to worshipping artificial light. Where else can we apply Mander's arguments? The workplace, the education system, home, government . . the list goes on and on.
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For decades I had been wondering why it becomes increasingly difficult to have warm, meaningful discussions with friends, family members and co-workers. Maybe there was something wrong with me for enjoying thought-provoking discussions over a wide variety of topics.
Thanks, Jerry for pointing out that TV is screwing up the ability of people in this country to have meaningful discourse. Go to a party where a TV is on in the room and you would think that you are in the lobotomy wing of a hospital. Despite being written more than 20 years ago, this book is more relevant now than ever due to the recent massive media mergers and the full emergence of global corporate culture in the 90's.
Now whenever I see a TV news crew out "reporting", I make sure to yell insults and obscenities at them and tell them to get a job as real journalists. If you read this book, I bet that you'll end up doing the same!
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If capitalism means we should blindly accept everything that's put up for our consumption, then this book is anti-capitalist.
Mander's analysis of the mediated experience is especially valuable. It is a good perspective for examining everything we do to try to understand our world and enjoy ourselves. That is, do we accept a pre-chewed reality that somebody sells to us, or do we discover it for ourselves?
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