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Podcast: MinistryWatch Podcast
Episode: Ep. 473: Brett McCracken and Ivan Mesa Say We Are “Scrolling Ourselves To Death”
Description: In 1985, Neil Postman published Amusing Ourselves to Death. That means this year is the 40th birthday of this landmark book.
And in that 40 years, Postman’s troubling prophesies have mostly come true. Screens have reshaped our minds, our relationships, and our culture. Ivan Mesa and Brett McCracken say that “social media and smartphones have brought an appetite for distraction, an epidemic of loneliness, and increased rates of mental health challenges.
Their new book, Scrolling Ourselves to Death, is a collection of essays by them and many others who have studied not only Neil Postman’s book...