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Re:Sci-Hub Founder Criticizes Sudden Twitter Ban over “Count... by daotoad on Friday January 08, 2021 @01:20PM (#25687823)
It also scales really badly.

If a paper becomes prominent and many people want to read it, is it reasonable for the authors to be inundated with hundreds of requests for a copy?

What is the point of journals if we rely on word of mouth interactions to share information?

Re:Sci-Hub Founder Criticizes Sudden Twitter Ban over “Count... by pradn on Friday January 08, 2021 @03:14PM (#25689797)
In the humanities, authors often upload to Academia.EDU. It doesn't seem to have as much use among scientists.