> An honest person has nothing to fear from the lies of another. Some problems with this: 1. an honest person in a democracy must fear how ads influence her n

> An honest person has nothing to fear from the lies of another. Some problems with this: 1. an honest person in a democracy must fear how ads influence her neighbors, regardless of how they influence her 2. honesty does not buy you an all-seeing eye, so honest people can be fooled by a dishonest person's lies 3. lies are laundered when they are repeated by well-meaning, fooled honest people, so whatever superpowers one honest person has against dishonesty, they are neutralized by this kryptonite