When we put our central nervous system outside 
us we returned to the primal nomad state. We 
have become like the most primitive paleolithic 
man, once more a global information-gatherer 
instead of a food-gatherer. The source of man’s 
food, and wealth, and daily life from now on, is 
just information. The transforming of this 
information into usable products is now an 
automation problem, a thing no longer calling for 
the utmost division of human labor and skill. 
Automation no longer calls for personnel. This 
terrifies mechanical man because he does not 
know what to do about the transaction that is 
taking place. But the television keeps the entire