The Medium Is The Message
related to marshall mcluhans - we shape the communication tool, then it shapes us
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The Medium Is The Message
Human expression was perfected into pithy thought-capsules (Twitter, LinkedIn), glamour shots (Instagram), and performative soundbites (TikTok), all perfect carriers for human emotions and — most importantly — ADVERTISING, which we were also now expected to do, newly equipped with our “personal brands.”
The dominance of these formats and mindset... See more
The dominance of these formats and mindset... See more
Yancey Strickler • Formulary for New Media
There are people that talk about things they love and people that talk about things they hate.
the medium - not just what the person is made of - dictates what is shared
At present, we seem to be suffering from a widespread failure of literary imagination. We have become worse at imagining the experiences of other people, less inclined to credit these experiences as being as valid and real as our own. Why is this? In part, I think, because of the methods by, and pace at which, we acquire our stories. After all,... See more
via George Saunders
so good - Delia Cai
It is one thing to think with a pamphlet, another to think with a newspaper, yet another to think with a televisual image, and still another to think with a meme.
L. M. Sacasas • The Analog City and the Digital City
The Playboy Interview: Marshall McLuhan
hannemyr.comStill need a study on how YouTube comments became incredibly civilized and wholesome
While Instagram comments became the absolute meanest place on the internet
Reggie Jamesx.com