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[–] [email protected] 205 points 2 months ago (13 children)

This isn't a meme, it's a crime

[–] [email protected] 64 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (12 children)

There are literally tens of thousands of people in academia who could build a transparent, open-source, non-profit publishing system of their own.

Why don't they?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

The big issue is that the individuals who lead these institutions are those who are successful with the status quo; perhaps some recognize the importance of changing it but I perceive that most would be unwilling to dismantle a system that worked well for them.

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