The suddenness of the leap from hardware to software cannot but produce a period of anarchy and collapse, especially in the developed countries. (Marshall McLuhan)

The suddenness of the leap from hardware to software cannot but produce a period of anarchy and collapse, especially in the developed countries.

Marshall McLuhan

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