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Is it just me or this makes me feel less guilty for using libgen all these years
by ArbriT 5mo ago
Is it just me or this makes me feel less guilty for using libgen all these years
- embedding-shape 5mo agoI don't know anyone who should be feeling guilty from using libgen in the first place.
- munk-a 5mo agoInformation for non-commercial purposes should be free for general social enrichment. Information for commercial purposes should have some path towards monetization but the one we've got right now is clearly a terrible fit. For the future, though, usually if you just email one of the paper author's with even a hint of interest you'll get the full paper and often a neat discussion about how your specific interest relates to the paper. I think people assume researchers get hounded by fans like celebrities but they're usually folks that love to talk about their topics of interest.
- jamesfinlayson 5mo agoAgreed - I emailed some people about a paper recently - they no longer had some supporting stuff that I was interested in but they were very helpful all the same.
- fc417fc802 5mo agoWhy should taxpayer funded research be monetized when used for commercial purposes? We have a privatized publication cartel monetizing a public good. We should instead nationalize the publishers.
- azan_ 5mo agoI feel guilty for publishing in elsevier and paying for their “services”. By all means using scihub and libgen is morally superior position.
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- protocolture 5mo agoWhy would you feel guilty. Its just information. Go get it.
- sureglymop 5mo agoWell, isn't libgen no longer accepting uploads for years now? The last few years really haven't been great for shadow libraries which is incredibly unfortunate.