Neil Postman's "Improbable World"

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This paper explains the concept of Postman's book on the information revolution. It discusses the three types of tool-using cultures that Postman refers to and the five stages of revolution that the process of receiving and sending information has undergone.

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"Neil Postman outlines the stages of the information revolution that have led us to our current place in history. He describes the three types of cultures, which are ones which use tools, Technocracies, and Technopolies. All of these cultures exist on the planet at this time; however, the tool-using culture is on the decline. Tool-using cultures can be technologically advanced or not, but either way, the tools that each culture uses does not pose a significant contradiction to the culture's tradition or heritage. In other words, Postman maintains a culture maintains order and meaning when it does not allow its tools to alter itself, regardless of technology. (Postman 3)"

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