kˈɪtlɚ sˈiːz ɐn ɔːtˈɑːnəmi ɪn tɛknˈɑːlədʒi ænd ðˈɛɹfoːɹ dˌɪsɐɡɹˈiːz wɪð mˈɑːɹʃəl mək lˈuːhænz ɹˈiːdɪŋ ʌvðə mˈiːdiːə æz "ɛkstˈɛnʃənz ʌv mˈæn": "mˈiːdiːə ɑːɹ nˌɑːt sˈuːdoʊpˌɑːdz fɔːɹ ɛkstˈɛndɪŋ ðə hjˈuːmən bˈɑːdi.
Kittler sees an autonomy in technology and therefore disagrees with Marshall McLuhan's reading of the media as "extensions of man": "Media are not pseudopods for extending the human body.