Say it were implemented in this world and you could say anything you like (written, spoken, signed whatever) to anyone who can hear/read/see it. What kind of problems could that create and are there any ways to resolve them without limiting that absolute free speech?

Could it even create unsolvable logical errors? E.g an omnipotent god can’t create a stone too heavy for itself to lift. Maybe there are similar things with absolute free speech.

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    Lots of lies, hate, propaganda. You couldn’t trust anything or anyone. Because everyone would just claim arbitrary counterfactual things. Also lots of spam, doxxing would be legal. Privacy would be eliminated since everyone can spill any beans. I think life would turn into a big shouting match.

    Intermediary stages are something like the lot of failed “free speech” platforms online. Or 4chan. Attracts nazis, edgy people, people with behavioral issues and everyone talks like a 12 year old, yells at each other and they use the N-word a lot since that get’s them off. Though that’d become unattractive once it’s allowed, the thrill is that it’s disallowed. Also spamming, saying stupid things and offending people is quite popular.

    And Hollywood and any book author would go bankrupt immediately. Copyright is just a restriction on free speech.