McLuhan Quote

Amber Deter

Dr. Licastro

Remixing the Book

2/13/19

 

“All media work us over completely. They are so pervasive in their personal, political, economic, aesthetic,psychological, moral, ethical, and social consequences that they leave no part of us untouched, unaffected, unaltered.” (26)

Sometimes society has a difficult time grasping how much of our life is tied to media. In truth, we depend on it for information and communication–two astoundingly large parts of our lives. Media is the most intimate thing we have in today’s society. ItĀ gives people the confidence to say what they want, what they believe, even if they wouldn’t say it face-to-face. This creates a much larger pool of communication as people are able to connect more with a larger community. People constantly share thoughts, beliefs, political views, and current event commentary, and it’s easy to find a wider range with a greater audience. Every time we interface with media, which exposes us to all of this communication, there is an affect on our life someway in that moment.