Comments on: What Would Neil Say? http://www.ia-blog.com/2006/05/23/what-would-neil-say/ A blog by Robert Berkman, Editor, The Information Advisor Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:54:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Stan http://www.ia-blog.com/2006/05/23/what-would-neil-say/#comment-27 Stan Sat, 15 Jul 2006 19:51:00 +0000 http://iablog.onlineinc.com/?p=45#comment-27 Probably the best evidence in support of Postman's negative view of society is the unthinking acceptance, by millions of people, of Postman's own drivel. What is the problem to which Mozart's Jupiter Symphony is a solution, Mr. Postman? What is the problem to which chess is a solution? What is the problem to which ice cream is a solution?<br/><br/>Anything which brings happiness to people needs to no justification. And it doesn't need to bring pleasure to only to Neil Postman, his sycophants, and those of whom they happen to approve. Perhaps, just maybe, providing enjoyment for the riff-raff is as noble a goal as stroking the egos of those who are convinced of their own superiority over the great masses. Probably the best evidence in support of Postman’s negative view of society is the unthinking acceptance, by millions of people, of Postman’s own drivel. What is the problem to which Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony is a solution, Mr. Postman? What is the problem to which chess is a solution? What is the problem to which ice cream is a solution?

Anything which brings happiness to people needs to no justification. And it doesn’t need to bring pleasure to only to Neil Postman, his sycophants, and those of whom they happen to approve. Perhaps, just maybe, providing enjoyment for the riff-raff is as noble a goal as stroking the egos of those who are convinced of their own superiority over the great masses.

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