The medium is the message

Cultural  

1. A statement by Marshall McLuhan, meaning that the form of a message (print, visual, musical, etc.) determines the ways in which that message will be perceived. McLuhan argued that modern electronic communications (including radio, television, films, and computers) would have far-reaching sociological, aesthetic, and philosophical consequences, to the point of actually altering the ways in which we experience the world.

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The medium is the message

The medium is the message, in other words, and in this instance they're both shameless ripoffs.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2022

The medium is the message, as Marshall McLuhan pointed out many years ago.

From The Verge ● Nov. 1, 2021

The New York Democrat posted on Twitter: "The medium is the message."

From Fox News ● Sep. 14, 2021

The medium is the message, said Marshall McLuhan over 50 years ago.

From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2015

The medium is the message seems like a timeworn cliche, yet in recent years it has flipped and become one of the most germane of statements.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 20, 2011