<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # A source, a tool, and a surrogate are different... > A source, a tool, and a surrogate are different things. The photograph can recall nature, the screen can transmit a relationship, and the institution can represent a value, but the substitute becomes dangerous when it replaces direct contact with the reality it was meant to serve. **Source:** [[livestreams/Reclaiming Agency From Systems of Control - Workbook|Reclaiming Agency From Systems of Control]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “A source, a tool, and a surrogate are different things. The photograph can recall nature, the screen can transmit a relationship, and the institution can represent a value, but the substitute becomes dangerous when it replaces direct contact with the reality it was meant to serve.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-source-tool-surrogate-reality-meant-serve ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->