So I’m a science nerd. But now I’m not part of a university I've been completely cut off from the scientific community. Journals are behind paywalls and conferences are way too expensive for me to attend! Why is it so difficult to do independent science?
@ohuu that's why I like the #openscience movement. Paywalling doesn't just hinder private citizens though science altogether. Like e.g. the COVID-19 pandemic was mainly able to get under control, because most if not all papers were open. Imagine what kind of scientific progress we could achieve if this was the case for all papers.
With open science we could create our own science experiments, financed by private people for a good purpose similar to the open source movement. Also anyone can contribute to such projects if they are knowledgeable enough.
Getting into journals is a very expensive matter and seems like the only way academia can survive. It also is just a big fan club. You only really succeed if you are part of the club. One could say it's a different level of influencer status.
