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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.

By Jonathan Beller

Updated Sep 14, 2021, 12:31 p.m. Published Mar 23, 2021, 4:16 p.m.

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