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that applies not only to his sense life but to his
psychic and social life. He has, in fact, through
literacy, the means of de-tribalizing himself, of
becoming progressively less deeply involved in all
situations. In literate societies, most people are
unconsciously involved in the attitudes of
detachment. They are apt to be aware of the
assumptions and structures of all societies, save
their own.
Marhsall McLuhan,“Why the TV Child Cannot See
Ahead,” Marshall McLuhan: The Man and His
Message , (Golden, 1989), pp. 126-27.