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[–] [email protected] 212 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Imagine living in a world where it has to be explicitly said that you are allowed to send someone a free copy of something you wrote.

[–] [email protected] 67 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The research was paid for by someone. It is not unheard of for a company to offer a grant under the condition that they get the results, say, six months before the rest of the world.

[–] [email protected] 94 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

This the the case for publically funded research as well. Scientific journals have paper submitted for free, papers reviewed for free, then they charge the $35/article fee to anyone who reads it, or more generally, they charge universities/etcs in the 5 to 6 figures sum/year for unlimited access.

Scientific journals are a billion dollar industry who do literally nothing for that money. They limit scientific progress to make money, and thats it.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Angry Elsevier noises intensify in the background...

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

"We work hard every day to stamp 'peer-reviewed' on ChatGPT botslop and collect money. It's a valuable service."