We are becoming a world in which technology of every kind is cheerfuly granted sovereignty over social institutions and natural life, and becomes self-justifying, self-perpetuating and omnipresent.
Predictor: Postman, Neil
Prediction, in context:In a 1994 article for The Boston Herald, Stephanie Schorow interviews social commentator Neil Postman about new technologies. She quotes Postman saying: ”We are becoming a world in which technology of every kind is cheerfuly granted sovereignty over social institutions and natural life, and becomes self-justifying, self-perpetuating and omnipresent.”
Biography:Neil Postman was a professor at NYU and prolific writer and speaker on the negative impacts of technology and the media on society. He wrote the book “Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology” (1992). (Research Scientist/Illuminator.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1994
Topic of prediction: General, Overarching Remarks
Subtopic: General
Name of publication: Boston Herald
Title, headline, chapter name: Traveling the slow Lane on the Info Highway
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
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