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this post was submitted on 29 Jul 2024
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Big brain tech dude got yet another clueless take over at HackerNews etc? Here's the place to vent. Orange site, VC foolishness, all welcome.
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wrong assumption tbh. the open-access fight is happening because the publisher cartels are extortionate and access is extremely uneven. I (personally/directly) know more than a few people presently in academia who roll libgen on a daily basis because it is easier/quicker/the only option/the only actually working option for the things they need
it's often easier to pirate the published version of your own paper than to access it by official means
Fair enough, my bad. No idea it had gotten that bad. But still, I wasn't intending to rag on libgen, just his idea that these things (which also includes education) are free already.
if you want to get really mad, shibboleth "elsevier". it'll be a speedrun of learning some of the worst of what's fucked atm