Here's a sobering thought from noted media critic Marshall McLuhan (1911-1980). He wrote this in 1964 in his classic work Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man and one would be hard-pressed to prove it doesn't remain true today:
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Probably more true today than in 1964. Since signing up with Time-Warner for speedy internet and digital TV, my channels on TV are limited but all of them are overloaded with advertisements - hardly worth watching TV any more. No Roger Ramjets or Commander Toms around these days. Mom
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