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The search for form, the last quest for human writers
What happened to journalists a decade ago is now coming for writers, and they must decide what to do
May 29
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Andrey Mir
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Reversal unbound: A media ecology heresy
The Fifth Law of media: in the beginning was enhancement, in the end will be reversal
May 24
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Andrey Mir
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Perception vs. Conception: prolegomena
From Plato’s cave, through the library, to the digital cave
May 18
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Andrey Mir
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Why deep space exploration will never happen
AI has replaced outer space as humanity’s final frontier. The technological imperative leaves deep space unsettled.
May 14
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Andrey Mir
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Will humanity find deterrence for AI as it did for nuclear weapons?
The Invisible Designer: How the technological imperative drove media evolution from the hammer to AI.
May 12
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Andrey Mir
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How society used to pay for journalism
Journalism is either paid from below, by those who want to read the news, or paid from above, by those who want others to read it.
May 6
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Andrey Mir
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We Thought the Internet Was For Us. It Turns Out It's For AI.
how AI is liberating intelligence from humans
Published on default.blog
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May 3
Understanding the Law of Reversal (III): Interview with Andrey Mir
The discussion of McLuhan’s Laws of Media and the Law of Reversal; interview by Carlos A. Scolari
May 1
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Andrey Mir
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Carlos Scolari
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April 2026
Understanding the Law of Reversal (II): Towards a Critique of Total Reversal.
The analysis of McLuhan’s Laws of Media and the Law of Reversal by Carlos A. Scolari
Apr 29
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Carlos Scolari
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Andrey Mir
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Understanding the Law of Reversal (I): Humans as extensions of media.
Review of Andrey Mir’s “The Digital Reversal” in the context of McLuhan’s Laws of Media. By Carlos A. Scolari.
Apr 27
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Carlos Scolari
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Andrey Mir
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New book: The Technological Imperative. Why we develop our media. Essays on human agency and AI
As media evolution is driven by the technological imperative (media seeking better performance), AI may not need agency at all.
Apr 19
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Andrey Mir
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The Internet Doesn't Want Your Attention. It Wants Your Effort.
The ease of clicking flips physical doing into digital being as a sufficient basis for reward.
Published on default.blog
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Apr 9
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