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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

Communication

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The way people share information influences the development of societies more than the actual messages they exchange. This means the tools and methods used for communication have a bigger impact on social change than the ideas themselves.

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