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What would Marshall McLuhan, who came up with such terms as "the global village" and "the medium is the message," think of YouTube? I think he predicted this would happen more than forty years ago. Clips and quotes from the visionary thinker.

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SZAMPLE MATERIALES! ... ( 10 months ago by AppA)

SZAMPLE MATERIALES!
I agree with him on the cultural clash caused by the digital revolution.
However, I believe that there are far more suited kinds of communication, and I think that the best way is present with us the whole time :)

"These are ... ( 10 months ago by WurdBendur)

"These are difficult times"
How many people have said that over the ages? I guess all times are difficult.

It's not a ... ( 10 months ago by dontclickonmyname)

It's not a difficult time that we're living on, it's a confusing, complicated era full of distractions that help quench a man's selfish thirst for intellectual success for power, pride, status, fame and deviant pleasure, etc. I'm sure the Devil's time is short and he wants you to forget everything about God.

Thanks for posting ... ( 8 months ago by KobyBrandt)

Thanks for posting this Ken. It was excellent!

Thank you! ( 8 months ago by kenrg)

Thank you!

does not include ez ... ( 8 months ago by REthinkEReLiztiKator)

does not include ez times.

"The medium is ... ( 7 months ago by idealtypical)

"The medium is masturbation ... metaphorically!"
Maybe, but,
"The medium is masturbation ... literaly ..."
I'm afraid to say that this is impossible. :)

The medium as a ... ( 7 months ago by DFORCE1969)

The medium as a masturbation aid and in a literal sense;as a load of wank for wankers
McCluhanesque word play;Ho Ho! don't be so pedantic idealtypical!

Fair enough; no ... ( 7 months ago by idealtypical)

Fair enough; no pedantry intended.
To change track - & this is intended as a comment on the nature of the overall discussion, rather than on your specific observations (there's plenty of merit in your statement!) - we need to keep in mind that although McLuhan is hard to pin down, his theories are almost never *evaluative* in nature. He identifies (& often fails to id) structural shifts in how we perceive & construct meanings. In other words, he's not saying it's good or bad, just that it is.

Very cogent ... ( 7 months ago by dingg458)

Very cogent analysis, sir. One point I'd like to share, as the medium is indeed what it is... having allowed man to transcend material boundaries, even and and space virtually, if you will, one reality is that the universal access to such powerful tools as YouTube is used for the good, and bad as in the political propaganda wars and the spread of immorality. Such is life indeed.

how is it that ... ( 6 months ago by nextandykaufman)

how is it that there are still people living off the land, and in tribal communities? anybody who can read this is top notch in the global caste system, which makes things boring because we can't climb any higher. i almost wish i could go back a step and live like, with the amish or something. screw you guys, i'm going home.

"Screw you guys, ... ( 6 months ago by kenrg)

"Screw you guys, i'm going home." Ah, yes, quoting the great Eric Cartman. I really appreciate that ;^)

as I am watching ... ( 6 months ago by varickwt)

as I am watching this, people are shooting each other outside my bedroom window in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn (Crook-lyn)...no shit

There's shooting ... ( 6 months ago by kenrg)

There's shooting outside and you're watching YouTube? Damn, that's dedication!

i piss with my ... ( 4 months ago by Georgie2500)

i piss with my pants down
feels good man

McLuhan's GUTENBERG ... ( 3 months ago by MARCREDDY)

McLuhan's GUTENBERG GALAXY is one of the intellectual milestones of the past 100 years. To appreciate it you must outside conventional philosophy to science fiction writers who were also thinkers, like Heinlein and Asimov. His central role is acknowledged in philosopher N.J. Slabbert's intellectual biography article which shows how McLuhan differed from people like Lewis Mumford. (MARSHALL MCLUHAN: GLOBAL VILLAGE PROPHET, Nicholas J. Slabbert)

So, you like the ... ( 3 months ago by kenrg)

So, you like the guy, right? ;^)
Thank you for your enthusiastic response.

Very nice. Thanks ... ( 2 months ago by cypherks)

Very nice. Thanks for putting this up.

Thanks! ( 2 months ago by kenrg)

Thanks!

The truth of 911 is ... ( 2 months ago by hypnotstcollector)

The truth of 911 is controlled by the Media. 911 was an inside job and was "covered" by the Media. The truth is available. Media is information control and information flow

"the man who is not ... ( 2 months ago by jack7474)

"the man who is not involved."
if that doesn't describe Western man, I don't know what does.

At least about half ... ( 2 months ago by kenrg)

At least about half of the electorate... very sad.

yea cuz it's all ... ( 1 month ago by honeywheats)

yea cuz it's all that simple...dumbass!!!

Yeah, your final ... ( 1 week ago by nationaltryst)

Yeah, your final sentence I think is right on the money. In Lewis Lapham's introduction to MM's 'Understanding Media' he points out a number of MM's weaknesses--MM's terms & typologies often become muddled/indecipherable, his aphorisms impenetrable. & yet MM's provocations themselves, in the context in which he presents them that are occasionally striking. I think you're right: MM is like training for the mind. Not to be taken too seriously all of the time, but there are many moments of genius.

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