mach1ne

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   by mach1ne 5y ago

   I think it proves my point. Would you rather see your paper featured in Nature or on any open access journal of your choice? Would you trust more on a random article from Nature or an article from any open access journal?
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   by mach1ne 5y ago

   The core issue is that journals offer standard. People don't like to bother with checking every paper's reputability with a magnifying glass, and the reputation of the journal gives a shortcut around that. It's editorial work
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   by mach1ne 5y ago

   Sadly these people are replaceable, and to my understanding the rights to the journals themselves are owned by the academic publishing industry. People don't really care who runs Nature; it is the reputation of the name that counts.
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   by mach1ne 5y ago

   Peter Thiel, the company's founder, has loudly and repeatedly critisized the current political culture within Silicon Valley. That might be the reason.
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   by mach1ne 5y ago

   Read the whole thing and it wasn't very informative.
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   by mach1ne 5y ago

   The company is worth $45 billion and it buys $50 million of gold in a time when its business is booming. To me, this seems like nothing special. I guess people find it interesting mainly due to the company being at the crossroads of secret