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>Man becomes, as it were, the sex organs of the machine world, as the bee of the plant world, enabling it to fecundate and to evolve ever new forms. The machine
by laotzu 11y ago
>Man becomes, as it were, the sex organs of the machine world, as the bee of the plant world, enabling it to fecundate and to evolve ever new forms. The machine world reciprocates man's love by expediting his wishes and desires, namely, in providing him with wealth.
-Marshall McLuhan, Understanding Media, 1964
- ableal 11y agoAn under-appreciated little book. Although sometimes pushing its theses past the breaking point, it sports quite a few interesting insights.