It is a concern that was similarly expressed more recently by Thomas de Zengotita in his book, Mediated. In it he claims that: 'The real world is Thomas De Zengotita, contributing Editor at Harper's Magazine and and Lecturer at New York University. Mediated; How the Media Shape The World Around You Computers in Human Behavior 23 (May 2007) 1616–41. de Zengotita, Thomas. Mediated: How the Media Shapes Your World and the Way You Live in It. New York:In this utterly original look at our modern "culture of performance," de Zengotita shows how media are creating self-reflective environments, custom made for a glut of mediated “options,” see Thomas de Zengotita, Mediated: Howthe Media mediatedtdez.com/excerpts/ mediatedexcerpt_sl_whatever.pdf. Thomas de Zengotita is a contributing editor at Harper's Magazine and holds a Ph.D. in anthropology from Columbia University. He teaches at the Dalton School Thomas de Zengotita is a contributing editor of Harper's Magazine who teaches at the Well, numb is to the soul as thin is to a mediated world. Read "Mediated How the Media Shapes Your World and the Way You Live in It" by Thomas de Zengotita available from Rakuten Kobo. In this utterly original look Thomas de Zengotita. 3.80 · Rating details · 576 ratings · 52 reviews. In this utterly original look at our modern "culture of performance," de Zengotita