• Tlf@feddit.org
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    18 hours ago

    Just imagine how much humanity could benefit if sharing and accessing knowledge was freely available for almost anyone

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      1 hour ago

      The problem is not sharing and accessing, but generating. If we had a system where people would be paid for generating knowledge, then they wouldn’t have to charge for accessing knowledge.

      That’s why a lot more research should be paid for by the government. In exchange, government-funded research would be excluded from having patents and/or copyright.

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        5 hours ago

        Depends on how specific the information is and how well it’s hidden among alternative facts