So you’re saying the problem is capitalism… thinkin-lenin
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mayo_cider@hexbear.net 5 months agoI feel like most of the academia in the research side would be happy to see it collapse, but the current system is too deeply tied in the money for any quick change
I worked in academia for almost a decade and never met a researcher who wouldn’t openly support sci-hub (well, some warned their students that it was illegal to type these spesific search terms and click on the wrong link downloading the pdf for free)
TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 5 months ago
maegul@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
Yep. But that is all a part of the problem. If academics can’t organise themselves enough to have some influence over something which is basically owned and run them already (they write the papers and then review the papers and then are the ones reading and citing the papers and caring the most about the quality and popularity of the papers) … then they can’t be trusted to ensure the quality of their practice and institutions going forward, especially under the ever increasing encroachment of capitalistic forces.
Modern day academics are damn well lucky that they inherited a system and culture that developed some old aristocratic ideals into a set of conventions and practices!
mayo_cider@hexbear.net 4 months ago
Tbh they already do everything they can, if you ever need a paper, e-mail the author and they’ll most likely send you the “last version” before publication they still hold the rights to distribute
mayo_cider@hexbear.net 5 months ago
One lecturer actually had notes on their slides for the differences between the latest version and the one before it of the course book, since the latest one wasn’t available for free anywhere but they wanted to use couple chapters from the new book (they scanned and distributed relevant parts themself)