I often give talks about community-led open access and some people seem to take great delight in pointing out that we'll never compete with the bigger publishers, as if we don't know that and want to compete in the first place.
The thing is, the people who continually point this out are actually trying to undermine more ethical alternatives primarily because they benefit from their place in the current order. It's conservatism dressed up as pragmatism and it's really tiring to interact with.
Samuel Moore /
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