You seem very confused, freediver.
First, your position was:
Quote:I could only sue you for defamation if I could demonstrate you cost me money
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Of course, that is outrageously incorrect, and instead of just acknowledging you were gobbing off in complete ignorance, you....second: And in a mammoth goal post movement......
Quote:I asked how, besides lost income, the law puts a dollar value on harm to reputation.
Actually, you did not ask that at all, because you were insisting one can only sue for defamation if there has been proven monetary loss.
The Court will decide what to award (in the case of no proven monetary loss) based on all the circumstances, not some 'carved in stone' algorithm.
For example:
Link.Raven has explained this, and you just ignore him as you do with anyone who correctly challenges your bullshit.