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Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology
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  • Neil Postman

    In Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology (1992), he drew attention to its often unperceived effects on thought and culture. He was particularly critical of what he termed technopoly, or the deification of technology, which results in social institutions and practices surrendering their sovereignty to…

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    In Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology (1992), he drew attention to its often unperceived effects on thought and culture. He was particularly critical of what he termed technopoly, or the deification of technology, which results in social institutions and practices surrendering their sovereignty to…

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