…we still cannot free ourselves of the delusion that it is how a… — Playboy Interview, (1969), in Essential McLuhan (UK edition, 1997), p 228 | The MMM

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…we still cannot free ourselves of the delusion that it is how a medium is used that counts, rather than what it does to us and with us. This is the zombie stance of the technological idiot.

Playboy Interview, (1969), in Essential McLuhan (UK edition, 1997), p 228

Quote #6414

Year: 1969

Chapters: Narcissus, Denial of Media Effects | Sleepwalkers

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