A dictionary of Marshall McLuhan’s quotations

Moreover, I would like to suggest that changing sounds and rhythms in the environment in a highly technological age enter the common speech in undeveloped areas and emerge as popular music for the metropolis. Without this process of transformation, it might well be that we could not live with our technologies.
“Cultural Uniformity—” (1975), p 47
Year: 1975
Chapter: Music
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