Amusing Ourselves to Death (1985) by Neil Postman, The Shallows (2010) by Nicholas Carr.
I think about both a lot, both are terrifyingly prescient and the issues they describe only got worse.
Amusing Ourselves is basically how the television age shapes politics (and all the ideas extend perfectly/terrifyingly into the modern internet era) while the Shallows is about how the internet is literally rewiring our minds.
Both are quite short, easy reads that will stick with you.
And on a lighter palate cleanser sort of note, anything Mary Roach writes is worth reading.
Amusing Ourselves to Death (1985) by Neil Postman, The Shallows (2010) by Nicholas Carr.
I think about both a lot, both are terrifyingly prescient and the issues they describe only got worse.
Amusing Ourselves is basically how the television age shapes politics (and all the ideas extend perfectly/terrifyingly into the modern internet era) while the Shallows is about how the internet is literally rewiring our minds.
Both are quite short, easy reads that will stick with you.
And on a lighter palate cleanser sort of note, anything Mary Roach writes is worth reading.