That’s not the argument the user is making, though. Unless I misunderstood you (or the screenshot)
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CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
Why participate in the pursuit and sharing of knowledge when you can consoom™️
fossphi@lemm.ee 5 months ago
ayyy@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
It came across as sarcasm to me.
Kitathalla@lemy.lol 5 months ago
It’s obviously sarcasm, but people can get more upshits by pretending to not know and write a pissy comment ‘reproving’ the sarcastic comment.
Allero@lemmy.today 5 months ago
The point of the OP is not that we should abandon science in the name of consumerism.
It is that for-profit entities that happen to drive scientific communication put profits above all else, including, ironically, scientific communication.
Scientists should not be expected to pay the price of a car to have their articles published, that discourages sharing important discoveries where they can be noted. And the worst part - there’s nothing causing it but greed.
SARGE@startrek.website 5 months ago
Ah yes, that pursuit and sharing of knowledge known as “paying a shitload of money for the privilege of making a company that ultimately provides nothing of value some extra cash”
I didn’t know ml is cool with ultracapitalism as long as it’s under the veneer of knawlege.
MyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Needs to start OpenArticles.com, and then you get credits for peer reviewing others work that you can use to publish your own work.
Just need to validate your identity and qualifications… Which can also be a job for someone like a peer review.