The Medium Is The Message

related to marshall mcluhans - we shape the communication tool, then it shapes us

when we shift our metaphors, interfaces, and incentive structures, everything changes

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.@jesslivingston’s blog post “The Sound of Silence” (2017) perfectly summarizes my frustrations and feelings towards social media. At some point, you realize there might be diminishing returns to being public which is an unfortunate... See more

There are people that talk about things they love and people that talk about things they hate.

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the medium - not just what the person is made of - dictates what is shared

People don’t exist independently of a place. Places bring out who we are.

Alara

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so good - Delia Cai

phone calls are more intimate - voice in ear is literally closer than a video screen - video reminds you that you are ~not~ in same space + visual distraction of seeing yourself

alex

Shaped intentionally or not, each medium’s fundamental materials and constraints give it a “grain” which make it bend naturally in some directions and not in others.

Andy Matuschak • Why books don’t work

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