The dropout is a person trying to get in touch. To come back to the matter of interval, the hangup means connection; that’s out of touch. When you are connected, tied in, you are hung up. When you drop out then you get the interface again, the resonance, the dialogue.
“The Hardware-Software Mergers: How Successful Have They Been?”, Speech given at the conference, Reappraisal of the Educational Technology Industry, University of Chicago, November 16-18, 1969. Transcript, p 5
Year: 1969
Chapter:
Dropout
Compiled by William Kuhns
© 2026, The Estate of Marshall McLuhan
© 2026, The Estate of Marshall McLuhan