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  "path": "/2026/05/03/cult-of-self/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-04T04:24:51.000Z",
  "site": "https://tracydurnell.com",
  "tags": [
    "Art and Design",
    "Culture",
    "Featured",
    "aesthetics",
    "agency",
    "algorithm",
    "audience",
    "aura",
    "authenticity",
    "authority",
    "authorship",
    "corporate interests",
    "digital",
    "experience",
    "gaming",
    "identity",
    "ideology",
    "individualism",
    "meaning",
    "power dynamics",
    "presence",
    "reality",
    "self actualization",
    "self discovery",
    "self expression",
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  "textContent": "I introduce three “cults of digital aura” in Digital aura and the source of Truth — you can read this without having read it but it will give you more context. Tl;dr audiences judge the authenticity of digital art through distinct lenses of trust and uniqueness. In the Cult of Self, experience generates authenticity In our modern, […]",
  "title": "Aura through the Cult of Self: opportunity creates authenticity"
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