A dictionary of Marshall McLuhan’s quotations

Technology is an abstract tyrant that carries its ravages into deeper recesses of the psyche than did the sabre-toothed tiger or the grizzly bear.
The Mechanical Bride, 1951, p 45
Quote #6684
Year: 1951
Chapters: He’s Doubtful | McLuhanisms & Zingers | Technology | Tools We Shape, Reshape Us
↪ Also at #2649, #4091, #7021
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