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Jerry Mander Quotes

1936–2023 United States

Jerold Irwin "Jerry" Mander (May 1, 1936 – April 11, 2023) was an American activist and author.

United States
Activists
Environmentalists

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All technologies should be assumed guilty until proven innocent.

Television is an experience that can be had by virtually everyone at the same time. By substituting for a greater diversity of experiences and unifying everyone with it, it aids commercial efficiency. With all people confined to the same mental and physical condition, a single advertising or political voice appropriate to the common mood can influence everyone.

Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television (1978)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Jerry Mander (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.