The document discusses 14 key things that have been learned about media based on a course on media culture. It notes that media are ubiquitous, can disappear yet also be experienced concurrently. It explores both the positive and negative impacts of media, how media evolve and how society functions as a living archive through media. It considers different stances people can take in relation to media such as waging war on machines, surrendering to media, or becoming media themselves.