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Re:Why I still won’t review for or publish with Elsevier by dkarapetyan on Monday December 12, 2016 @05:05PM (#13162399)
Universities do exist to add value to society through education and dissemination of information. Seems like a pretty clear charter if you ask me.
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Re:Why I still won’t review for or publish with Elsevier by bcook on Monday December 12, 2016 @06:36PM (#13163141)
Don't some universities exist to make money?
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Re:Why I still won’t review for or publish with Elsevier by auxym on Monday December 12, 2016 @09:30PM (#13163991)
Universities are generally non-profit. For profit ones exist but are generally regarded as scammy.

Of course, one could argue that universities exist to grant generous salaries to highly ranked administrators, who are mostly politicians.

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Re:Why I still won’t review for or publish with Elsevier by Retra on Tuesday December 13, 2016 @01:53AM (#13165055)
It doesn't matter 'why' something exists, what matters is what those things that do exist are actually useful for.

Screw drivers exist to turn screws, but you are perfectly justified to use them for whatever you need should you find one in your hand.

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