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The Tooth Fairy, Santa, and the Monster Under the Bed: The Hyperreal Realm of Childhood

Our discussion of the hyperreal has thus far been focused either on advanced technologies or sophisticated techniques of “brainwashing” that induce an inability to distinguish the real world from an invented one in adults. However, it is important to realize … Continue reading

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