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Re:Sci-Hub: knowledge as a human right by FridgeSeal on Thursday January 26, 2023 @09:58PM (#34541936)
Yes voluntarily.

Much the same way you’ll voluntarily do something when someone who holds a position of power over you asks you to do something.

As numerous other people have pointed out, there is no small amount of career advancement riding on the back of being published in a journal. Until the culture of publish-or-perish can be removed from universities and publishers can be removed from their position as rent-seeking parasites, this dynamic will continue.

Re:Sci-Hub: knowledge as a human right by endisneigh on Thursday January 26, 2023 @10:06PM (#34541978)
Or people can be scientists with day jobs and fund themselves. Clearly there are pros and cons with either approach.

Fundamentally there’s no difference than say bootstrapping a company or seeking investment.