Paris Marx on Nostr: In 1922, Thomas Edison predicted motion pictures would “revolutionize our ...
In 1922, Thomas Edison predicted motion pictures would “revolutionize our educational system.”
I can’t get over how Muskian he sounds (particularly on “efficiency” claims) and how — a hundred years later — we still haven’t learned not to fall for this kind of tech boosterism.
https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/04/books/chapters/the-flickering-mind.html#tech #education #film
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