A dictionary of Marshall McLuhan’s quotations

Wheel

A) Accentuates locomotion
B) Obsolesces sled, roller, greased skids, etc.
C) Retrieves roads as rivers (moving sidewalk), skis, snowmobiles
D) Reverses into airplane, via bicycle
The Global Village, with Bruce Powers, (1989), p 172
Quote #3337
Year: 1989
Chapter: Laws of Media
Compiled by William Kuhns
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