McLuhan has a really interesting approach, because it almost seems as though there's an acknowledgement with very few exceptions. Human beings make themselves to a certain extent, but to what extent are technologies make us is a question that we are now becoming aware ofNow that smartphones are a thing, you know, their effect on attention spans is widely discussed.
In this episode, Mike Gathers chats with Sascha Engel about the themes of his book, Breaking the Alphabet and the tyranny of the written word.
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