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"Finding Comfort in the Daily News: A Warm Bath for the Mind"

Feb 18, 2024 - 3:43pmEast San Diego, City Heights-San Diego

Comment: I wonder how media does. I may feel the same with YouTube, or Twitter. This kind of mindless comfort disguised in information but in reality is something else

Caption: Reflecting on the comforting comparison of reading a newspaper to taking a warm bath.

Description: This is a close-up of a printed text on a blue background. The text is a passage that reflects on the act of reading a newspaper, drawing a comparison to the comfort of settling into a warm bath. It mentions the author's memory of reading Marshall McLuhan's view on the subject as a teenager. The text captures a moment of personal insight where the author relates to McLuhan's metaphor.This is a close-up of a printed text on a blue background. The text is a passage that reflects on the act of reading a newspaper, drawing a comparison to the comfort of settling into a warm bath. It mentions the author's memory of reading Marshall McLuhan's view on the subject as a teenager. The text captures a moment of personal insight where the author relates to McLuhan's metaphor.

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"virtual" to "reality." I remember as a teenager reading

that Marshall McLuhan had likened opening the Sunday paper to settling into a warm bath. The metaphor delivered a tiny jolt of recognition, because I too found

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