Academia
Ai
Astronomy
Biology
Chemistry
Climate
Conspiracy
Earth-science
Engineering
Evolution
Geology
Every grad student and researcher staring longingly at that ONE paper that has the exact methodology they need, but it's locked behind a $39.95 Elsevier paywall. You can practically see the answer to your research question glowing right there in the abstract, but accessing the full text requires either selling a kidney or begging your university librarian for the 47th time this month.
The scientific community produces knowledge to advance humanity, then immediately locks it in a glass case like it's the Crown Jewels. Meanwhile, researchers who literally WROTE the papers can't even access their own work without paying. It's like baking a cake and then having to buy it back from the bakery. The irony is *chef's kiss* levels of ridiculous.
