Authors get pushed into writing like this, then readers learn how to read a scientific paper. The point is: a lot of people put up with this process and don't f

Authors get pushed into writing like this, then readers learn how to read a scientific paper. The point is: a lot of people put up with this process and don't feel incentivized or empowered to challenge it with their own work. I hope it's painful enough that something better is adopted, but after 25 years it hasn't happened yet.