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mistrial9 • today at 9:19 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

this approach of calling critics "whiners" then making sweeping, naive statements regarding both capital-S Science and also markets, is shallow.

The West collectively has touched markets with Science using concepts of property rights. All of that is upturned now. I agree that publishing portals like Elsivier have done damage to Science while enriching the company and its allies. However that complaint looks quaint compared to literally four military-industrial groups running all new discoveries and their commercialization.

This is not resolved at all...


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cadamsdotcom • today at 10:06 PM

Agreed it's not settled - my comment isn't about whether they're right or wrong.

I'm advocating mindfully managing your own influences.