We all know the Earth is round. Flat earthers think that there's some huge, world spanning conspiracy to keep everyone in the dark about the true shape of the planet.
Leaving aside how stupid that is, since a conspiration that big would fail pretty quick, here's my question: how much would it cost?
Like, the shadowy cabal that secretly runs the world would have to pay off...how many people, exactly? There's a lot of people whose profession or field directly or indirectly proves the globe. How much money is that?
What about all the CGI and AI they like to claim every space picture is? Both cost money, y'know. It's not like they come from nothing.
Point is, wouldn't it become unsustainable at a certain point? A system this big, using this much money, and leaving no tracks behind? Doesn't it just become a waste of resources, since it's something so big?