Post #3919366
2026-07-18 18:37 UTC
Science: hey look we found some new knowledge and want to share it with humanity!
Capitalism: you should be charging for that.
Science: no you see the more it gets shared about the more everyone can participate and the more further knowledge we can generate! It's not a zero sum thing! And that wouldn't work if we charged people to access it!
Academic journals: Don't worry Capitalism, we've got this
Capitalism: cheers fam
Science: well fuck
Replies (5)
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@Legit_Spaghetti@mastodo.neoliber.al 2026-07-19 05:17
@afewbugs@social.coop In a very direct way, you can thank Ghislaine Maxwell's dad for the shitty state of science journals. No, really.
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@failedLyndonLaRouchite@mas.to 2026-07-18 20:41
@afewbugs@social.coop this is so misleading for decades, science that has direct commercial value has been hoarded by scientists I assert this as a person who got a PhD in biochemistry in 1985
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@dnkboston@apobangpo.space 2026-07-18 20:43
@afewbugs@social.coop So when are we doing up the science 'zines?
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@Guillotine_Jones@beige.party 2026-07-18 23:51
@afewbugs@social.coop Exaktly, Jules!
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@renardboy@mastodon.social 2026-07-19 00:18
@afewbugs@social.coop mischief gold and piracy, y'all