Does working in binary lead to binary thinking?

We've all heard Marshal McLuhan's wisdom:

The medium is the message

which applies in many ways, but Mushon Zer-Aviv in conversation with Douglas Rushkoff on episode 285 of the Team Human podcast wonders:

Does working in binary lead us to see everything in binary?

As the world becomes more and more polarized is one solution to step away from electronic communication transmitted to us in binary, and instead find more chances to interact with people face-to-face?
Asked by: Mushon Zer-Aviv
https://shows.acast.com/teamhuman/episodes/mushon-zer-aviv

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