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Archmagnance1 t1_j8pio2m wrote

Reply to comment by DastardlyDM in New study examines Leonardo da Vinci's experiments on gravity by Rear-gunner

Damn if only those 10s of thousands of dollars MIT got per year per student went towards digitizing records so they wouldn't be behind a paywall.

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DastardlyDM t1_j8pjq3a wrote

Sure itd be nice but why would we wait to have private businesses do it when they never will? We can live in reality or your fantasy world where businesses in a capitalist market do things not for profit.

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Archmagnance1 t1_j8ps046 wrote

MIT is a non profit entity.

I'm very aware of what reality is, that doesn't mean we should excuse the stupid or harmful things that go on in reality.

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DastardlyDM t1_j8pukb9 wrote

Great, proving private non-profits that aren't to be trusted and it should be a regulated government entity.

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Archmagnance1 t1_j8qauxa wrote

Until 2026 that wouldn't change a thing.

You're awfully hostile for no apparent reason.

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