A dictionary of Marshall McLuhan’s quotations

Having extended or translated our central nervous system into the electromagnetic technology, it is but a further stage to transfer our consciousness to the computer world as well. Then, at least, we shall be able to program consciousness in such wise that it cannot be numbed nor distracted by the Narcissus illusions of the entertainment world that beset mankind when he encounters himself extended in his own gimmickry.
Understanding Media (1964), MIT/Routledge edition, pages 60-61
Year: 1964
↪ Also at #2151
Compiled by William Kuhns
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