But this mosaic form [of contemporary media, exemplified in the newspaper] is precisely the model of the new global dialogue (or multitudinous interface of unconnected events) that releases energy by interplay. (It is the “play” in the wheel that makes its movement possible; it is the play or discontinuity in events that makes discovery and development possible.)
“McLuhan Futuregram #1: Culture Is Our Big / New / Hot Business,” Dew-Line Newsletter, Vol 1 No. 4, October, 1968, p 6
Year: 1968
↪ Also at #3096
Compiled by William Kuhns
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