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To: Altura Ct.

Marshall McLuhan predicted a lot of this 55 years ago.


2 posted on 08/21/2020 7:55:24 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: Dr. Sivana

Marshall McLuhan predicted a lot of this 55 years ....

Yes he did. As a junior at Fordham I was in his class for two semesters. A lot of his ideas seemed SciFish to us but his books like Understanding Media were thought provoking and he was one of the most intelligent people I have ever encountered.


12 posted on 08/21/2020 8:08:21 AM PDT by xkaydet65
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“Marshall McLuhan predicted a lot of this 55 years ago.”

And Harry S. Dent reprised those predictions in the early 90’s.

Both men underestimated the inertia of habit, and the love of downtown socializing, which is a big part of the economy. A lot of business gets done in eateries and at golf courses. It took the Scamdemic and especially the riots to break the habit of working downtown.

No crowded subways and sidewalks, less traffic issues, less pollution, less crime, less expense, less taxes to support bloated local governments.

It’s a win-win-win once the adjustments are complete.


13 posted on 08/21/2020 8:08:30 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Prediction: G. Maxwell w ill surprise everyone by not dying anytime soon.)
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......put the blame for NYC's death at the feet of Mayor de Blasio....

Get ready to be sick------the wacko Mayor and his wife.


36 posted on 08/21/2020 8:46:47 AM PDT by Liz
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so....the seats at Yankee Stadium will STAY empty?


56 posted on 08/21/2020 9:34:40 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer.)
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