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To quote McLuhan: "Man becomes, as it were, the sex organs of the machine world, as the bee of the plant world, enabling it to fecundate and to evolve ever new forms. The machine world reciprocates man's love by expediting his wishes and desires, namely, in providing him with wealth."
More Than Interfaces. To Quote McLuhan: "Man Becomes, as It Were, the Sex Organs... | Hacker News
ycombinator.com
Because infrastructural systems are mostly about nonmonetary benefits to people-their time, agency, comfort, and health-optimizing them for price, much less revenue and profit, misses these important aspects.
How Infrastructure Works
Deb Chachra
TikTok’s entire strategy is to turn viral content into public domain “trends” that anyone can participate in, thus robbing any singular creator of ownership.
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