In television, images are projected at you. You are the scr… - Marshall McLuhan

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In television, images are projected at you. You are the screen. The images wrap around you. You are the vanishing point. (p. 125)

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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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