Amusing Ourselves to Death cover

Amusing Ourselves to Death

12 min read 16 min listen Narrated by Sam
Read Listen

Read this summary in any language — built-in translation in the reader.

What’s it about?

In a world drowning in screens, Neil Postman warns that entertainment is destroying our ability to think, reason, and engage in meaningful public discourse.

You’ll learn

  • Media shape how we think, not just what we think
  • Television turns everything into entertainment
  • Print culture fostered rational, deep thinking
  • We risk laughing ourselves into oblivion