(what is the cost of lying)
What is the cost of requiring due diligence of truthfulness in speech in the commons? That is a silly question. What is the cost of not requiring due diligence of truthfulness in speech in the commons?
What is the cost of libel, slander, rallying, shaming, loading, overloading, suggestion?
What is the cost of islam, judaism, christianity, marxism, feminism, postmodernism?
What is the cost of lies?
The cost is the difference between the world where people speak the truth and the world where people lie and vector lies.