Nothing is more authentic than the work of an honest entrepreneur. People look at her and think of a person who selfishly works to build her own business and become rich. While in reality, she is building a business via which the society will receive better services or products, more jobs get created, and with the collective work of successful entrepreneurs, the economy improves.
And nothing is far from being authentic than of the work of a corrupt politician. While he is boosting his reputation to be a servant of the people, in reality, he is a thief who is working hard to steal the money of the people who entrusted him with.