McLuhan inspired others and their work has held up well, much like his. Neil Postman is one (Entertaining ourselves to death). Mr. Meyrowitz is another. I find his book to be particularly inspired. I will let the summary speak for itself:
“While other media experts have limited the debate to message content, Meyrowitz focuses on the ways …
McLuhan inspired others and their work has held up well, much like his. Neil Postman is one (Entertaining ourselves to death). Mr. Meyrowitz is another. I find his book to be particularly inspired. I will let the summary speak for itself:
“While other media experts have limited the debate to message content, Meyrowitz focuses on the ways in which changes in media rearrange "who knows what about whom" and "who knows what compared to whom," making it impossible for us to behave with each other in traditional ways. No Sense of Place explains how the electronic landscape has encouraged the development of:
-More adultlike children and more childlike adults;
-More career-oriented women and more family-oriented men; and
-Leaders who try to act more like the "person next door" and real neighbors who want to have a greater say in local, national, and international affairs.”
McLuhan inspired others and their work has held up well, much like his. Neil Postman is one (Entertaining ourselves to death). Mr. Meyrowitz is another. I find his book to be particularly inspired. I will let the summary speak for itself:
“While other media experts have limited the debate to message content, Meyrowitz focuses on the ways in which changes in media rearrange "who knows what about whom" and "who knows what compared to whom," making it impossible for us to behave with each other in traditional ways. No Sense of Place explains how the electronic landscape has encouraged the development of:
-More adultlike children and more childlike adults;
-More career-oriented women and more family-oriented men; and
-Leaders who try to act more like the "person next door" and real neighbors who want to have a greater say in local, national, and international affairs.”
https://www.amazon.com/No-Sense-Place-Electronic-Behavior/dp/019504231X
Worth buying and spending time reading more than once.