Summary The purpose of this essay is not to present an academic claim, but to convey my thoughts based entirely on my personal readings. To avoid any confusion, I will begin this section by referring to the thought process I will employ in subsequent sections. Introduction Media is a message....
This article is a thought experiment based entirely on personal experience and observations. A few years ago, I had long, thick hair. I used the same shampoo for many years and never experienced any hair loss or damage. That is, until my mother forced me to change my shampoo, at...
The purpose of this essay is not to present an academic claim, but to convey my thoughts based entirely on my personal readings. To avoid any confusion, I will begin this section by referring to the thought process I will employ in subsequent sections.
Media is a message. Today, when you pick up a McLuhan book, you will realize that works written in the 1960s remain relevant even today. In addition, you may find that some sentences seem as if they were written directly for today.
When things go far enough, humankind thus becomes a creature of its own machine.
-Excerpt from the book "Media Message, Media is the Message"
To be a creature of one's... (read 1503 more words →)
This article is a thought experiment based entirely on personal experience and observations.
A few years ago, I had long, thick hair. I used the same shampoo for many years and never experienced any hair loss or damage. That is, until my mother forced me to change my shampoo, at which point my hair structure completely deteriorated. It was no longer as thick as before, it wasn't growing as fast as it used to; it was falling out a lot and becoming sparse. For a few years, I tried different shampoos to combat this, even sought advice from a few people in the dermocosmetic industry, but to no avail—my hair was completely ruined.... (read 566 more words →)