> ... #bureaucracy is simply a coordinated series of techniques for reducing the amount of information that requires processing.... the standardized form... allows for the “destruction” of every nuance and detail of a situation.. the standardized form admits only a limited range of formal, objective, and impersonal information, which in some cases is precisely what is needed to solve a particular problem.
- #NeilPostman in #Technopoly telling of #JamesBeniger 's #TheControlRevolution