Ontological implications
36. Fragmentation of the Self
In the forever-ness of nextness and always changing images, we may lose a
sense of who we really are. Digitization enables role-taking to the extreme.
*Playing out the fears with teens in a chat room
*Playing out the fears with . . . hands . . . for now
Question for study:
McLuhan proposed that the dominant media (in an age) actually shift/change the "sense ratios." This proposal has not been validated empirically. To what extent might fragmentation of the self constitute/be explained by such a shift? If so, what senses and/or organs would show the changes?
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