Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Neil Postman

Born: March 8, 1931
Died: October 5, 2003 (aged 72)
Bio: Neil Postman was a prominent American educator, media theorist and cultural critic, associated with New York University for more than forty years.
Known for:
- Technopoly (1992)
- The Disappearance of Childhood (1982)
- The End of Education (1996)
- Conscientious objections (1988)
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