The end of reality: how four billionaires are selling a fantasy future of the Metaverse, Mars, and Crypto: by Jonathan Taplin, New York: PublicAffairs, 2023, 336 pp., $30.00 USD (Hardcover), ISBN: 978-1541701694.

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Title: The end of reality: how four billionaires are selling a fantasy future of the Metaverse, Mars, and Crypto: by Jonathan Taplin, New York: PublicAffairs, 2023, 336 pp., $30.00 USD (Hardcover), ISBN: 978-1541701694.
Authors: Francischelli, Giovanni1 gfrancis@uoregon.edu
Source: Critical Studies in Media Communication. Jun2025, Vol. 42 Issue 2, p163-164. 2p.
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