planetmaker @planetmaker@qoto.org

@ohuu What's "independent science"? Infrastructure is not for free, indeed. That said, depending on subject, there are services like ADS and for physics and astronomy the preprint server arxiv. Similar exists afaik for medicin (pubmed), and possibly similar for other sciences (dunno). If you have an abstract it's also always an option to contact the authors.

@freemo @LouisIngenthron "an ideal king" - that's how democracies die. "A strong man to rectify what goes wrong" is a fallacy easily subscribed to, though. However, that's what every junta claims: to restore order and bring back rule to the people and relieve them from whatever oppression of the scapegoat-to-be. There exist zillions of such in history and many as-of-now on Earth and very few evidence to the contrary. NEVER trade freedom for security - or you will eventually loose both. There is no benevolent dictator.

@freemo @Pat it's been quite slow on initially connecting today (I just setup the app on my phone). Now, once connected, it's quite smooth