Quotation by

Marshall McLuhan

Societies have always been shaped more by the nature of the media by which men communicate than by the content of the communication.

Marshall McLuhan

Nature

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The way people share information, such as through spoken words, writing, or digital technology, has a bigger impact on how societies develop than the actual messages being shared. This means the tools and methods of communication influence culture and social structures more deeply than the ideas themselves.

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