Chapter 11

Postman makes the distinction between entertainment/laughing and thinking. Instead of thinking what they are laughing about, people just laugh even though they do not know the reason why. Postman says that people laugh and are entertained instead of thinking. They do not realize they are living in entertainment. They stop thinking when they are entertained. This distinction is important because Postman did not want to write-off entertainment, but instead he wanted to warn the viewers of the dangers of entertainment. He is telling the viewers that entertainment is taking over the informational role and logical thought process that the printed world established. His main point is that society is in the dark about entertainment and how it is taking away people's thought processes and turning their brains into mush.