First Man made the hammer, then the hammer made the Man.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Tools shape their users as much as users shape tools.
- In plain terms
- Human creations change how we think and act.
- What can you take from it?
- Technology reshapes the creator.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How has your phone changed your attention?
Another view
Tools do not always reshape everyone equally.
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