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Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
In McLuhanesque terms, the medium is the message. Some people might find that cool.”
Haruki Murakami • 1Q84: Books 1 and 2
Like so many technologies that came before, it seems to be here to stay; the question is not how to escape it but how to understand ourselves in its inescapable wake.
In his new book, “The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is,” Justin E. H. Smith, a professor of philosophy at the Université Paris Cité, argues that “the present situation is intolerab... See more
In his new book, “The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is,” Justin E. H. Smith, a professor of philosophy at the Université Paris Cité, argues that “the present situation is intolerab... See more
Kyle Chayka • How the Internet Turned Us Into Content Machines
The artist picks up the message of cultural and technological challenge decades before its transforming impact occurs.
Marshall McLuhan • Marshall McLuhan, W. Terrence Gordon - Understanding Media_ the Extensions of Man_ Critical Edition-Gingko Press
Andrew McLuhan on LinkedIn: In other words, ‘the medium is the message.’ We are the sum of our…
Andrew McLuhanlinkedin.com
Hot forms of media, McLuhan says, are generally low in audience participation. They provide people with a lot of information and data. He describes them as mechanical and uniform. It’s very one-way. One party is giving the information; the audience is receiving the information. And that’s pretty much it. Examples of this would be things like books,... See more
Marshall McLuhan • Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man
William Gibson, who popularized it in his 1984 debut novel Neuromancer,
John Suler • Psychology of the Digital Age: Humans Become Electric
“Rife’s key realization was that there’s no difference between modern culture and Sumerian. We have a huge workforce that is illiterate or alliterate and relies on TV—which is sort of an oral tradition. And we have a small, extremely literate power elite—the people who go into the Metaverse, basically—who understand that information is power, and w
... See moreNeal Stephenson • Snow Crash: A Novel
Media and technology are always extensions of ourselves out there into the physical world. And the media and technology at our disposal has a drastic impact on not only what we think of as being a human being but also on our very perceptions, on what we perceive at all.