In Chapter 4 Postman uses a deck of cards to explain the shift from technocracy to a technoploy. In a technocracy the cards are ordered and predictable, but once the cards are shuffled a few times the represent a technoploy, they are out of place and unpredictable. This represents the true meaning of life- the chaos and confusion we are experiencing now with a technopoly.
Postman refers to the as “information chaos”, with the rise of the printing press, telegraph, photography, broadcasting, and now computers, we are experiencing an information overload. All of the technology was available to the masses, while there were many positive things that could come from this; it was an “information glut” for many. There is too much information with no place to go and no enough people who understand how it all works.
So, what do we do with all this information? Do enough people really understand how it all works? or do they just use it for social networking? As a Christian I am very careful what I put on the internet about myself. I try to use technology to make education in my classroom interesting, but is it enhancing the learning my students are doing or just taking up more time?
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