The theory that media is information.

In McLuhan's view, the emergence of every new media has created a new social life and social behavior. Media is the basic driving force of social development and a symbol to distinguish different social forms.

Mcluhan's theory is extreme and one-sided. Mainly manifested in:

(1) In his theory, media technology is the only decisive factor of social change and development, ignoring the role of various complex social factors such as production relations and social relations.

(2) While paying too much attention to technology, people's subjectivity and initiative have not been fully recognized.

(3) Its theory is based on the technical influence of media tools on the central sensory system, which is also very one-sided.

Introduction to Chen Long's Mass Communication

There are many misunderstandings about Marx's views in academic circles. He thinks that he overemphasizes the role of media technology and denies the existence of information. In fact, this is taken out of context. Marx looked at the role of the media from a macro historical perspective, rather than discussing micro things. And most importantly, he looks at the problem from the perspective of function. In addition, if Maxwell's point of view is tested in isolation or from a specific thing, we will obviously think that his point of view is fallacious.