The currency that works best in the contemporary world is shame. We are made to believe that the more visible we are, the safer we will be—from the harsh realities of survival, which have their basic arithmetic. The admission by Dawn O’Port

The currency isn’t shame; it’s attention. In an age where polished perfection doesn’t hold any value, it is vulnerability that is the highest premium item. What O’Porter does isn’t bursting the bubble of "the illusion of the arrival" – it is capitalizing on the illusion. It is no longer necessary to pretend to be successful all the time, but now we are encouraged to showcase our problems. And when O'Porter uses her economic position against herself, she isn’t exploiting a glitch in the system – she is playing the game according to the latest rules. The tightrope still exists, but falling from it is part of the performance