The First World has as much trouble relating to the Fourth World of electronics as the Third World has in obtaining benefits from the First World of industrial hardware. On the other hand, the Third World has no trouble in relating to the acoustic and electronic Fourth World.
“Letter to Pierre Elliott Trudeau March 26, (1974)”, in Letters of Marshall McLuhan (1987), p 493
Year: 1974
Chapter:
Anticipating Change
Compiled by William Kuhns
© 2026, The Estate of Marshall McLuhan
© 2026, The Estate of Marshall McLuhan