A dictionary of Marshall McLuhan’s quotations

These external extensions of sense… that we call media we use as constantly as we do our eyes and ears naked, and from the same motives… the book-oriented man considers this nonstop use of media as debased.
Understanding Media (1964), MIT/Routledge edition, p 211
Year: 1964
Chapters: Media | Media Effects
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