In “Amusing Ourselves to Death” by Neil Postman, the author reviews and correlates his ideas to the concept provided by Aldous Huxley in “Brave New World”. Melville contends with Huxley’s future depicted in “Brave New World” where there is an infinite consumption of goods and instant gratification that is more relevant to society than in 1984 by George Orwell. Postman, however, like Huxley, thinks so, according to the depiction of the world as nearly full of entertainment and instant satisfaction. He believes that his words are similar to what we are living now. He expresses his worry that our obsession with entertainment and the distribution of information through media can result in forgetting to be able to use critical thinking and hold deeply meaningful conversations.
“Amusing Ourselves to Death” shows that Postman knew that it was necessary to have a sort of self-awareness and evaluate the media that we see which can be distractive rather than a blind trust. He thinks that if we just get our acts right on the issue by recognizing the dangers of Huxley’s utopia and taking part in the concerts held in our communities then we would have a world which goes beyond just the smooth way.