Dialectics Deep Dive (pt. 3b): Marshall McLuhan & the Medium-as-Message
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The Rise of the Waltz
The rise of the waltz explains Kurt Sacks and the world history of the dance. There is a basic principle, McLuhan says, that distinguishes a hot medium like radio from a cool one like the telephone. A hot media do not leave so much to be filled in or completed by the audience. It just bombards you with this messaging and you're just told what's going on. And then we'll get back again.
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