Padded life

This Salon interview with Thomas De Zengotita really rocked me. Supposedly the author wrote a book about the over-mediation of society, just like ten other books in the last ten years (cf. Data Smog, 1998). But the interview touches on such a wide range of subjects, all allegedly covered under the guy's theory. Psychology, economics, child development, solutions to world poverty, the difference between choices and options, and iPods -- it's all in there. At least it's all in the interview.

I'd rush out and buy the book, only I'm afraid it's not as interesting as this interview. Pieces like this make me glad I'm a Salon Premium subscriber.