Think about it. The Strategic Defense Initiative, or Star Wars in fact not in fiction was one of the central positions in the 1980s. It is credited as playing a large part for ending the cold war. Prior to SDI bi-lateral relations held a dicotomy where a "bargaining chip," turned itself into a "chess move." Finally the US and the Soviet Union was playing the same game. Indeed part of the SDI theme was sharing the technological shield with the Soviets, to eliminate the nuclear threat.
While the April 18, 1983 issue of Time Magazine stated "Making the Wrong Moves," for the first time the chess verses poker analogy was gone. Now it was chess and only chess. The statement "Making the Wrong Moves," mattered far less than that the paradigm had changed completely. Why didn't anyone notice?
Marsall McCluhan best said it "the media is the message." Possibilities arise when you see the underlying pattern.
While the April 18, 1983 issue of Time Magazine stated "Making the Wrong Moves," for the first time the chess verses poker analogy was gone. Now it was chess and only chess. The statement "Making the Wrong Moves," mattered far less than that the paradigm had changed completely. Why didn't anyone notice?
Marsall McCluhan best said it "the media is the message." Possibilities arise when you see the underlying pattern.
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