
Marshall McLuhan discusses a wide range of philosophical topics
Studs Terkel Archive Podcast
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The Dilemma of Living Under the Same Roof
Man is one village now. We didn't ask for it, we didn't plan it. It's a shared experience that has nothing to do with our choices. If you only knew an awful lot about people, you'd automatically love them. I don't think there's any evidence of this. The difficulty of people living under the same roof is that they're far too close and they know far too much about each other to be happy. Nobody wants to be understood because then they know the show was up. The game was up. It's over with now, that's sure. They want to want to. Yes, indeed.
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