Uday
@reflectionongoing.bsky.social
A 209 student. RU 2027. Comp. Sci. and Math.
"All media are extensions of some human faculty—psychic or physical. (page 18)" McLuhan says this and then attaches a picture of a wheel. Is he referring to the wheel as the extension? How is that media? #TMITM
January 28, 2026 at 8:39 PM
"All media are extensions of some human faculty—psychic or physical. (page 18)" McLuhan says this and then attaches a picture of a wheel. Is he referring to the wheel as the extension? How is that media? #TMITM
I feel like McLuhan wanted this to be a mic-drop moment but I don't think it is coming across clearly at least for me. That being said, I generally get his sentiment and agree. #TMITM
January 27, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I feel like McLuhan wanted this to be a mic-drop moment but I don't think it is coming across clearly at least for me. That being said, I generally get his sentiment and agree. #TMITM
When I saw this, my mind was screaming social media algorithms. Everything is changing because of them. They are like a more primitive version of GPT since they reflect what you want to see to make the platform as addictive as possible, like what we described GPT doing to our voice. #TMITM
January 27, 2026 at 9:09 PM
When I saw this, my mind was screaming social media algorithms. Everything is changing because of them. They are like a more primitive version of GPT since they reflect what you want to see to make the platform as addictive as possible, like what we described GPT doing to our voice. #TMITM
