No one in a tribe can act, even exist, without affecting everyone else. Everyone affects everyone. So, much of the time, tribal man wears a stolid mask. He's like a beautiful woman who, to avoid advances, goes through life with downcast eyes. Unless he intends to, he isn't going to show emotion and thereby release a chain reaction that might shatter the togetherness of the tribe
“Marshall McLuhan Looks at Fashion” (1968), On the Nature of Media (2016), p 156
Year: 1968
Chapter:
Tribal Societies
Compiled by William Kuhns
© 2026, The Estate of Marshall McLuhan
© 2026, The Estate of Marshall McLuhan