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Walter Benjamin wrote “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction” while the Nazi Party was consolidating power in the 1930s.

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Fascism on the Blockchain? The Work of Art in the Age of NFTs

The same fascistic tendencies Walter Benjamin saw in the rise of mass media are at play in the NFT "revolution," too, culture critic Jonathan Beller writes.

Walter Benjamin wrote “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction” while the Nazi Party was consolidating power in the 1930s.

By Jonathan Beller

Mar 23, 2021 at 4:16 p.m. UTC

Mar 23, 2021

OpinionPhilosophyNFTs

Barricade, the Paris Commune, May, 1871

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How We Short Capitalism – And Finance the Revolution

In the post-capitalist future, human beings will collaborate, communicate and create using the radically decentralized tools.

Barricade, the Paris Commune, May, 1871

By Jonathan Beller

Sep 25, 2020 at 12:06 p.m. UTC

Sep 25, 2020

MediaOpinionTokenizationRevolutionInternet 2030