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“In the words of the English philosopher Alfred North Whitehead, “Civilization advances by extending the number of operations which we can perform… — Gerd Gigerenzer Copy Share Image
“Technopoly is to say that its information immune system is inoperable. Technopoly is a form of cultural AIDS, which I here use… — Neil Postman Copy Share Image
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“Alfred North Whitehead summed it up best when he remarked that the greatest invention of the nineteenth century was the idea of… — Neil Postman Copy Share Image
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