Permalink.. A graphic novel about the media? at Gladstone addresses information overload, disconnectedness, and other perils of the digital age. But leave a message and I'll call when I'm out. We cant function on logic alone. We're in 1908. The Influencing Machine » The Influencing Machine #1 - The Influencing Machine: Brooke Gladstone On The Media released by Unknown Publisher on May 23, 2011. One Response to “How to understand the media (Review of The Influencing Machine)”. Refresh and try again. An animated short of the book's introduction was created to as a promotional video. Indeed he may even show a new fervor for converting other people to his view.”, “The big threat of photoshopification is not that we will believe documents and photos are fake. Gladstones manifesto debunks the notion that The Media is an external force, outside of our control. Finally suppose he is presented with evidence, unequivocal and undeniable evidence that his belief is wrong. The press, the machine, the railway, the telegraph are premises whose thousand-year conclusion no one has yet dared to draw. "How can we ensure that our development as moral and social animals keeps pace with our rapidly evolving communications technology?". Oh the nerves, the nerves; the mysteries of this machine called man! I have to admit that when you introduced this, I was a little skeptical. "If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say, break the law." A lot was accomplished in my mixtape career. I need to have a real retail machine that can get us where we need to get that. The Influencing Machine The Influencing Machine Important Quotes 1. This sounds fantastic and like something I probably need to read! Sign in, "Mind-opening, thought-provoking and incredibly timely… An absolutely spectacular read. The way the Queens Democratic party machine has worked, they operate on a politics of exclusion. Would you like us to take another look at this review? I love the doughnut analogy. It’s funny, amidst all this consumption of media, you would think everyone would be informed. A free America... means just this: individual freedom for all, rich or poor, or else this system of government we call democracy is only an expedient to enslave man to the machine and make him like it. Politics/Current Events. We did not stay on the ground. Oh the little that unhinges it, poor creatures that we are! Thank you, thank you, thank you for reviewing it and sharing it with us. Your display name should be at least 2 characters long. Please review your cart.