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>"I don't know why people have this tendency to freak out when a for profit company like Elsvier tries to make money." That's an interesting sentence, the way
by yesenadam 8y ago
>"I don't know why people have this tendency to freak out when a for profit company like Elsvier tries to make money."
That's an interesting sentence, the way you've framed that. People objecting are objecting to capitalism...and the whole natural order. "Elsevier is..just trying to do what it was created for, like a bird singing or the sun rising or a baby smiling, why is that such a problem? People are just freaking out! I don't know why."
- chlvsl 8y agoIt's actually an anti-statist pushback. Elsevier no longer represents the interests of the community at large. Academic professionals interact with them only when it's absolutely necessary, NOT because they add any value. Literally an artificial monopoly. New technology such as the web has allowed us to remove the need for this middle man of distribution.
- gist 8y agoYes they freak out because it's not money going into their pocket but someone elses. And they don't think it's fair. You get a similar outrage for a different reason against the last mile and cable companies. Why should they control the 'final mile'. Why can't everyone have access to the lines which they dug? Why? Because they got there first and spent the money to gamble when there was no guarantee of success which is obvious now. That is capitalism and business.