From The Atlantic, "How America Lost Its Mind."
I was struck by this quote in the opening:
“We risk being the first people in history to have been
able to make their illusions so vivid, so persuasive,
so ‘realistic’ that they can live in them.”
able to make their illusions so vivid, so persuasive,
so ‘realistic’ that they can live in them.”
— Daniel J. Boorstin, The Image: A Guide to
Pseudo-Events in America (1961)
Pseudo-Events in America (1961)
It's an important essay. Give it a look. By Kurt Andersen.
1 comment:
Worth the time, for sure. I look forward to the book.
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