Ashley

whatevenis209.bsky.social

11 October 2026 23:21

-- distances that once mattered start mattering differently. those changes are the “message” of the car. so McLuhan wants us to look beyond what media say and ask what they allow us to do (and how the world gets reorganized around that new ability).

Ashley

whatevenis209.bsky.social

11 October 2026 23:21

-- a car extends what your feet can do: suddenly you can travel 30 miles to work, live far from where you shop, cross a city in an hour, etc. once millions of ppl have that extension, we build highways, suburbs, parking lots, drive-throughs --

Ashley

whatevenis209.bsky.social

11 October 2026 23:21

your question “what is the car saying to me?” gets right to the confusing part of McLuhan’s definition of media. for him, a medium doesn’t have to communicate words or images. it's anything that extends a human capacity and, by doing so, changes how we interact with the world --

Ashley

whatevenis209.bsky.social

11 October 2026 23:20

🎯

Makayla

kaylak4t.bsky.social

13 September 2026 21:35

When the phone becomes the main course.. #mcluhiansculpture #digitaldinner #screenmeal #phonesatdinner