Ironically I Wrote This On A Computer

In both his book and interview, Neil Postman remains still in his attitude towards the growing need to use machines to communicate. During his interview, he quotes "humans will become pets of computers," showing his concern of the human race not being able to function without the use of new technoligical devices to communicate with. He is afraid people will start to talk more with machines than with other people in general and therefore, due to overuse, culture will collapse. People can adapt, and he claims they will adapt to this bad habit. In his book he also expresses this concern. While lecturing on the importance of communication, he stated, "Culture is a creation of speech." The way people communicate with one another can affect culture, and he is concerned it will not be a cultural growth that will be experienced if humans talk more to machines than other human beings.
Also, Postman describes how the mind is much more depraved than anytime before. Constant entertainment and new technological growth keep ours minds wandering away. This is getting to an extent where we have no self worth; we are characterized by how many friends we have on facebook. Postman speaks of making clones to insure the supply of an extra lung or kidney. We are so caught up in technology, we would not even think twice to allowing this. "All our inventions are but improved means to an unimproved end." We are simply destroying ourselves with new gadgets and such that occupy and entertain use. Postman speaks the truth when he says we are simply "amusing ourselves to death."