I can’t remember the exact phrase but McLuhan talks about the “literate man” (or something) in a way that makes it sound like we have modern brain software, not better or worse, merely adapted for a certain environment.
I like the idea that we’ve lost touch with certain faculties, and they’re still there, waiting to be rediscovered, if only we can cut through the all the software that we’ve installed for writing book reports.
I like the idea that we’ve lost touch with certain faculties, and they’re still there, waiting to be rediscovered, if only we can cut through the all the software that we’ve installed for writing book reports.