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Commemorate 100 years of McLuhan
Last year in DTC 375 we read "The Medium is the Massage" by Marshall McLuhan. It was such an insightful book. I was amazed at the foresight Mr. McLuhan had and how spot on his predictions were in regards to the evolution of technology. I was happy to see him show up in the essay "The Digital Image and the Pleasure Principle: The Consumption of Realism in the Age of Simulation" in our "Digital Visual Culture" book.
I thought I would include some interesting quotes from him in my blog. There is a link above that will take you to the Marshall McLuhan website managed by his estate. He was born in 1911 and died in his sleep in 1980. Worldwide celebrations have taken place in 2011 and one in 2012 to commemorate him.
“I am resolutely opposed to all innovation, all change, but I am
determined to understand what’s happening. Because I don’t choose just
to sit and let the juggernaut roll over me. Many people seem to think
that if you talk about something recent, you’re in favor of it. The
exact opposite is true in my case. Anything I talk about is almost
certainly something I’m resolutely against. And it seems to me the best
way to oppose it is to understand it. And then you know where to turn
off the buttons.”
- Marshall McLuhan, "Forward Through the Rearview Mirror: Reflections On and By Marshall McLuhan
“We look at the present through a rear view mirror. We march backwards into the future.”
“Art is anything you can get away with.”
“First we build the tools, then they build us.”
“I don't necessarily agree with everything that I say.”
- Marshall McLuhan
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