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And most people don't have access to the facilities to run proper research. R&D is not cheap.
As mentioned we live in a capitalistic society. Time is a scare resource, and the current journal editors are putting a price to their time.
If you have a passion for cheaper research papers, go ahead and compile papers & start your own free journal. That or help another free journal out.
> Be realistic, it costs more to read a single article on Nature or Science than it does to buy a book on the topic. That's bullshit.
Its total bullshit. I dont disagree. This might even be a great YC Startup opportunity :D. Until someone competes it'll continue being bullshit.
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And most people don't have access to the facilities to run proper research. R&D is not cheap.
As mentioned we live in a capitalistic society. Time is a scare resource, and the current journal editors are putting a price to their time.
If you have a passion for cheaper research papers, go ahead and compile papers & start your own free journal. That or help another free journal out.
> Be realistic, it costs more to read a single article on Nature or Science than it does to buy a book on the topic. That's bullshit.
Its total bullshit. I dont disagree. This might even be a great YC Startup opportunity :D. Until someone competes it'll continue being bullshit.