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Marshall McLuhan

The car has become the carapace, the protective and aggressive shell, of urban and suburban man.

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Marshall McLuhan means that the car acts like a hard outer shell, both shielding people from the outside world and giving them a sense of power or aggression. It serves as a physical and psychological barrier that separates individuals from their environment while allowing them to move through urban and suburban spaces with control and protection.

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