The artist is always engaged in writing a detailed history … - Marshall McLuhan

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The artist is always engaged in writing a detailed history of the future because he is the only person aware of the nature of the present.

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Herbert Marshall McLuhan (21 July 1911 – 31 December 1980) was a Canadian philosopher, futurist, and communications theorist.

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