stackyFACTSBecause faking it until you make it is a Renaissance tradition.
Because faking it until you make it is a Renaissance tradition. Before he was a legendary master, a young Michelangelo sculpted a sleeping Cupid, buried it in acidic dirt to make it look ancient, and sold it to a cardinal as a priceless antiquity. When the cardinal discovered the grift, he was actually so impressed by the sheer talent of the forgery that he let Michelangelo keep the money and invited him to Rome, effectively launching his career.
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