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They don't pay their employees though -- if you count the people who generate the actual content as employees. Nor do they pay the academics who do the actual p
by cairo_x 10y ago
They don't pay their employees though -- if you count the people who generate the actual content as employees. Nor do they pay the academics who do the actual peer review.
They pay editorial staff and tech dudes. I guess a metric shit-ton.
- vacri 10y agoRetail stores don't pay their employees either, if you count the people who manufacture the actual goods. Nor do they pay the truckers who actually get the goods to the store. They pay janitorial staff and retail assistants. I guess a metric shit-ton. Yes, it's an imperfect metaphor, but it's showing that you can still provide value without being the origin of the object.
- ajb 10y agoYou missed his point, which was NOT that the journal didn't originate the article.
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