What do the other media of our time do to the people who use the… — “Living at the speed of light” (1974), in Understanding Me (2003), p 230 | The MMM

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What do the other media of our time do to the people who use them? Mine is a transformation theory, how people are changed by the instruments they employ.

“Living at the speed of light” (1974), in Understanding Me (2003), p 230

Quote #4244

Year: 1974

Chapters: McLuhanisms & Zingers | Tools We Shape, Reshape Us

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