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A. A lot more work than wikipedia edits? Maybe. Now, how about "accuracy?" B. I'll see your "books" and raise you "virtually all academic writing" How much of
by jrm4 4y ago
A. A lot more work than wikipedia edits? Maybe. Now, how about "accuracy?"
B. I'll see your "books" and raise you "virtually all academic writing"
How much of that is typically directly compensated?
Virtually none.
Again, I'm not saying "no one should get paid." I am saying that there is nothing to suggest that spreading knowledge requires paying individuals via a system that relies heavily on intellectual property and/or classic "capitalist" ideas to do so.
Universities and libraries are a thing, and have been for some time.
- vorpalhex 4y ago"Directly" is doing too much work. We pay researchers to research. Part of research is writing that work and submitting it. It is literally part of their job. It is so much part of their job that we have a system in place to isolate them from day to day political worries and let them focus on big projects. > I am saying that there is nothing to suggest that spreading knowledge requires paying individuals... It doesn't. People publish things for free all the time. See your own example of research papers and open access journals.