Amusing Ourselves to Death

Neil Postman makes a simple distinction: the problem is not that society is being entertained, but that there is no realization that entertainment is engulfing every aspect of society.  This point shows how much America has been shaped by entertainment and television; we have been conformed and molded to the point where we don't even realize it's happening.  Postman readily admits that there is nothing wrong with being entertained.  The problem lies in the ignorance of society towards the cheapening of intellectual, religious, and rational activities by media entertainment.