At the speed of light, everybody is a nobody. There is a further dimension at the speed of light—everybody is discarnate, a nervous system without a body. Anger and frustration resulting from such sudden inexplicable situations and loss may well account for the extremities of violence and obscenities manifest in the new floods of pornography.
“Letter to Clare Westcott, November 26, 1975”, in Letters of Marshall McLuhan (1987), p 515
Year: 1975
Chapters:
Anxieties Caused By Change | Nobody
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© 2026, The Estate of Marshall McLuhan