Editing Neil Postman (section)

==''Technopoly''==
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In his 1992 book ''[[Technopoly|Technopoly: the Surrender of Culture to Technology]]'', Postman defines "technopoly" as a society which believes "the primary, if not the only, goal of human labor and thought is efficiency, that technical calculation is in all respects superior to human judgment ... and that the affairs of citizens are best guided and conducted by experts".<ref name=":3" />

In a [[C-SPAN]] interview, Postman described ''Technopoly'' as "the tendency in American culture to turn over to technology sovereignty, command, control over all of our social institutions."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?31627-1/technopoly|title=Technopoly |website=www.c-span.org}}</ref>{{Rp|page=51}}

Postman argued that the United States is the only country to have developed into a technopoly. He claimed that the U.S. has been inundated with [[technophile]]s who do not see the downside of technology. This is dangerous because technophiles want more technology and thus more information. However, according to Postman, it is impossible for a technological innovation to have only a one-sided effect. With the ever-increasing amount of information available, Postman argues that: "Information has become a form of garbage, not only incapable of answering the most fundamental human questions but barely useful in providing coherent direction to the solution of even mundane problems."<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=Postman |first=Neil |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gYrIVidSiLIC |title=Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology |date=2011-06-01 |publisher=Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-307-79735-3 |pages= |language=en}}</ref>{{Rp|page=80}}

Postman was not opposed to all forms of technology. In ''Technopoly'', he agrees that technological advancements, specifically "the telephone, [[ocean liner]]s, and especially the reign of [[hygiene]]", have lengthened and improved modern life.<ref name=":3" /> {{Rp|page=7}}  In his words, this agreement proves that he is not a "one-eyed technophobe".<ref name=":3" />{{Rp|page=7}}

In ''Technopoly'', Postman discusses [[Luddism]], explaining that being a [[Luddite]] often is associated with a naive opposition to technology. But, according to Postman, historical Luddites were trying to preserve their way of life and rights given to them prior to the advancement of new technologies.