If we knew what we were doing, we wouldn’t do it — “Technology Kills Democracy, McLuhan Warns Exchangers,” University of Toronto Varsity (student newspaper), Vol LXXXII, No. 26, November 19, 1962, p 1 | The MMM

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If we knew what we were doing, we wouldn’t do it

“Technology Kills Democracy, McLuhan Warns Exchangers,” University of Toronto Varsity (student newspaper), Vol LXXXII, No. 26, November 19, 1962, p 1

Quote #7431

Year: 1962

Chapters: Advice | Mastering Technology | McLuhanisms & Zingers | Wake Them Up! | Warnings

↪ Also at #136, #3692, #4040, #7382

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