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Technopoly In The Broken Defenses By Neil Postman

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The article, “The Broken Defenses”, by Neil Postman explains the meaning of technopoly and how much of a impact it has on information in society. It shows how the culture needs to do things related with technology such as finding what is useful within technology. The article makes emphasises on how society needs to exclude/include information from the people. It was compared to a organism because of the way it protects itself from unwanted cell growth. Another comparison was how schools have certain curriculums for the students to follow. A kid who wants to take school seriously should follow and think about what's on it. Religion and state are two huge points he uses about the regulation of information. These two manage information in society …show more content…

He is trying to convince everyone of his argument about technopoly and why it has a negative effect on society. Neil’s tone throughout the article isn’t forceful, but you can clearly see his wants to get his point across. Since Neil didn’t have a strong tone throughout the article it wasn’t that much emotion being shown with his argument. You couldn’t tell whether he was angry about what other people thought against him. Neil supported his claims with logic throughout his essay. For example, he mentions how certain groups keep certain information irrelevant because it better suits the overall cause or conclusion. He gives the example of how a university has curriculum for students to follow allowing them to learn a specified amount if information within their field. This will help because it makes the emphasises of what they want clearer to understand. The evidence given throughout the article does in fact support the reasoning he has for his argument. He gives the reader a view to see that compares to the way he sees the …show more content…

He explains this idea by giving examples of each side of view from a person who believes in the bible or in science. For a person who believes in the bible there are instructed ways and information in which you should live your life. The ways you are not suppose to live are excluded. He makes the point that religion serves as a mechanism for valuation and regulation of information. This idea also is very understandable and relatable to the reader. Almost everybody in the world either believes in science or religion. Each idea or point Neil makes is supported with logic and credibility. This is a reason why I agree with the ideas and thoughts he is making toward technopoly. All the ideas of the article correlated to each other and the main point he was trying to make. Neil at the end the article says, “pain and stupidity that are the consequences,” he is saying this about technopoly. Technopoly can lead to many consequences that are not beneficial to a society Neil explains well throughout the article giving reasons of why certain information should be excluded from people. He gave examples from his own experience and also from centuries ago. Overall I felt Neil did his job by stating his point and giving information on his article that convinced the reader to see his point of view and understand the negatives of technopoly in a

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