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    The document discusses how Mumford and McLuhan had differing views on how media technology would impact society. While both hoped it would foster community, Mumford was dismayed that it instead served capitalism, militarism, profit, and power. However, globalization and media have in a way realized both of their visions by connecting people worldwide, making the world more like a global village, though perhaps not in the idealistic way they envisioned.

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    The document discusses how Mumford and McLuhan had differing views on how media technology would impact society. While both hoped it would foster community, Mumford was dismayed that it instead served capitalism, militarism, profit, and power. However, globalization and media have in a way realized both of their visions by connecting people worldwide, making the world more like a global village, though perhaps not in the idealistic way they envisioned.

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    Contemp Report

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    Gerry Boy Bailon
    The document discusses how Mumford and McLuhan had differing views on how media technology would impact society. While both hoped it would foster community, Mumford was dismayed that it instead served capitalism, militarism, profit, and power. However, globalization and media have in a way realized both of their visions by connecting people worldwide, making the world more like a global village, though perhaps not in the idealistic way they envisioned.

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    EXPECTATION vs REALITY
    Aside from Mcluhan. Mumford too found utopian hope in media technology. He too hoped for
    a village like world of community and grace. However, Mumford watched with dismay as a
    media technology was used instead for
    2nd page
    -capitalism
    -militarism
    -profit
    -power
    3rd page
    However, globalization and media are producing a macabre marriage of the visions of
    Mumford and Mcluhan. As Mcluhan predicted, media and globalization have connected the
    world and its people from end to end so that we can indeed imagine the world as a village.

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