It is not fine. Research is mostly done by Universities that get money from the government. Then the universities have to pay a 3rd party both to publish said

It is not fine. Research is mostly done by Universities that get money from the government. Then the universities have to pay a 3rd party both to publish said research and to get access to research done by others in the same field. Even though it is free for researches/students it costs universities (and therefore indirectly taxpayers) multiple millions $/year. Fuck that. Also, after the scandals of predatory practices (e.g. https://top2percentscientists.com/peer-review-payment-scandals https://top2percentscientists.com/peer-review-payment-scanda...) is there really a benefit in using the services these society leeches provide?