A dictionary of Marshall McLuhan’s quotations

Since television America came of age. Americans got a lot of trouble, but since television they are not afraid of serious culture. Television trains everyone. It has deepened the American psyche. America is no longer that visually dominated culture. It used to be concerned with the outside appearance and the packaging. Now it does not care. The visual world is no longer dominant in America. You can tell that the moment you see the kids, dressed in their crazy way. They are not dressed for the eye.
“Interview with J.P.M. van Santen in Toronto”, October 25, 1972, Transcript, p 2
Year: 1972
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