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I swear i’ve been reading versions of this essay since about 1985.
by hprotagonist 7y ago
I swear i’ve been reading versions of this essay since about 1985.
- noonespecial 7y agoI'm pretty sure it goes back way farther than that. "$NewThing changes $allthestuff in $notsogood ways, so we should go back to $oldthings from $previousbettertimes." Is a perennial journalism favorite.
- klingonopera 7y agoThe article doesn't read like that at all. There's no lament of new technology, it's a pretty neutral take-away on the development of it, viewed under the spotlight of McLuhan's theories and without much judgement.
- skybrian 7y agoIt's based on the arguments of McLuhan, who was active in the 1960's.