Like the typewriter, the telephone fuses functions, enabling the… — Understanding Media (1964), MIT/Routledge edition, p 263 | The MMM

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Like the typewriter, the telephone fuses functions, enabling the call-girl, for example, to be her own procurer and madam. The call-girl dispenses with the procurer and the madam.

Understanding Media (1964), MIT/Routledge edition, p 263

Quote #4608

Year: 1964

Chapter: Media Reprocess Media

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