Tag Archives: Marshall McLuhan

The passive is political

If Saruman is the stupid shit people say, I have often found Grima Wormtongue is the use of the passive voice. To the uninitiated: Wormtongue was a slimy fellow on Saruman’s side in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. … Continue reading

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Ello! I love you, let me jump in your game!

The technology and digital tools of today are very rarely created, or deployed, keeping in mind the needs of the citizen. In this setting, Ello might be just the anti-Facebook we need. Continue reading

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