A dictionary of Marshall McLuhan’s quotations

…everything we observe about the media points in the direction of tribal man, and away from individual man.
“Marshall McLuhan Describes The Global Village”, TV interview, May 18, 1960, transcript 04:03,
Quote #4483
Year: 1960
Chapter: Media
Source: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/1.3595306
Source: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/1.3595306
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