As I read this article, I began to think what in the world is this guy talking about? Marshall McLuhan comes up with some of the most ridiculous predictions of what is going to happen to this world. For example, he states how American Negros and Indians are going to be exterminated because White Americans are taking over the world, or how everyone is running around like "little chicken" because they are over whelmed by technology.
I personally don't agree with him at all on most occasions, and still when I do it's only a bit. White men definitely have power in this world, I'm not going to lie, but other ethnic groups still live a great live in this society. They can do everything white men can, with some exceptions, but they are certainly not exterminated.
People today, in society, are technologically savvy. Meaning they are familiar around it and it's a part of their everyday life. Technology is used all the time, whether it's used for researching on the computer, watching a show on television, or listening to music on the radio. It certainly does not scare many people in this world.
The one thing that I did agree with him a little is that kids these days are watching to much TV. Parents just throw their kids in front of the television set so they don't have to entertain them. It is a problem, but it's not as big as a problem as he says it is. I mean, kids aren't all of a sudden becoming cyclops because they watch too much TV.McLuhan thinks very highly of himself and his world wide predictions, but exactly how many people actually take him serious?
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