But we can assert with confidence that there is nothing intrinsic in the forces which have effected uniform standardization, mobility and remote invisible relationships that is fatally obstructive to the return movement of their consequences into the local homes of mankind.
Dewey emphasizes the potential for societal forces to positively influence local communities.
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Vision is a spectator; hearing is a participator.
If the technological age can provide mankind with a firm and general basis of material security, it will be absorbed in a humane age.
Competition will continue, but it will be less rivalry for acquisition of material goods, and more an emulation of local groups to enrich direct experience with appreciatively enjoyed intellectual and artistic wealth.
Signs and symbols, language, are the means of communication by which a fraternally shared experience is ushered in and sustained.