My main theme is the extension of the nervous system in the electric age, and thus, the complete break with five thousand years of mechanical technology. This I state over and over again. I do not say whether it is a good or bad thing. To do so would be meaningless and arrogant.
Letter to Robert Fulford, June 1, 1964. in Letters of Marshall McLuhan (1987) p. 300
Year: 1964
Chapters:
Electric, Electronic | Values & Value Judgments
↪ Also at #1948
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© 2026, The Estate of Marshall McLuhan
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