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someone’s theories are accepted by society, but
McLuhan also had a precipitous drop in popularity
after his ideas were publicized. Was that a
backlash to his pop icon status?
A: There are probably a number of reasons. It
would be very hard to get the pattern exactly
right, but the first thing one has to observe is that
McLuhan is very complex. If you don’t have
something close to a graduate degree in
communication or literature or something that
would allow you access to the ideas then you
shouldn’t assume that you could get them right
away. He’s no more accessible than an