lower-value human capital on Nostr: I am fascinated by forgery. "Drawn To Trouble", "Provenance", and "Caveat Emptor" are ...

I am fascinated by forgery. "Drawn To Trouble", "Provenance", and "Caveat Emptor" are also about forgers, and I have a few others that I've already read. Why are we so obsessed with "authenticity", and what does that even mean? And, how can someone have all that talent and nothing of their own to say?