#technopoly
Live, measured metrics for the hashtag #technopoly from the open social web. Every number carries a named source and the time it was fetched. Nothing is estimated.
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Day-by-day usage
measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon public tags API) · fetched 2026-10-16 04:40 UTC0 uses by 0 unique accounts across the window. Real per-day counts, not estimates. Newest bar is today so far.
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measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon public search API) · fetched 2026-10-16 04:40 UTCLive pulse
measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon tag timeline) · fetched 2026-10-16 04:40 UTCEverything below is measured over the latest 17 public posts (spanning ~53470 hours).
Posting hours (UTC) — busiest: 12:00
Languages: English (15)
Avg boosts / post: 1
Top of the latest posts
I need to circle back and re-read his "Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology". I read it when it came out in 1992, but frankly don't remember much from it. Edit: Free #PDF on archive.org! 🙂 https://ia601802.us.archive.org/27/i
#NeilPostmanWasRight1992 #CrisisOfNotTeachingNeilPostman 1992 book " #Technopoly " #Situ202608 #FWake20260805 #FWakeTechLove #TechWorship #MassDehumanizationPopular https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/aug/05/journalist-taking-on-t
"A #technopoly is both cultural & political because “technology” is both a #culture & a self-reinforcing socioeconomic system. Looking at the world through the lens of “technology” leads you to think about the world in terms of technology.
What “technopoly” means
WikipediaTechnopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology is a book by Neil Postman published in 1992 that describes the development and characteristics of a "technopoly". He defines a technopoly as a society in which technology is deified, meaning "the culture seeks its authorisation in technology, finds its satisfactions in technology, and takes its orders from technology". It is characterised by a surplus of information generated by technology, which technological tools are in turn employed to cope
“Technopoly” on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) →#technopoly across platforms
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