Delivering Equitable Access to America’s Research
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Overall, this is a great result for researchers, a great act for the USA, and a benefit for all of humanity. I hope other nations quickly follow.
"making data published in peer-reviewed research articles immediately available upon publication and other research data available within a reasonable timeframe."
Appears the paper's key data will be available immediately.
Also note the press release did not mention "minorities". It was much broader than that to include things like "economic background", and you decided to cherry pick one of those factors. Why? You don't think that poor white people have inequities around access to public research results they cannot afford to pay for?
Because it’s used to obfuscate the singular most important factor: wealth. Divide and conquer.
Did you know you can identify as disabled while still feeling solidarity with other groups who are discriminated against? It doesn't feel like divide and conquer to me. Does the recent student loan forgiveness of up to $20,000 jive with your claim that we are dealing with someone who is trying to use divide and conquer to avoid dealing with wealth inequities?
And making sure a valuable resource is now free that used to cost money is directly addressing one aspect of the wealth factor, isn't it? Equal access to a valuable resource for everyone in the world divides people in what way?
Also note that wealth does not eliminate a physical disability. Nor does it erase the real discrimination that still happens. Are we allowed to talk about that discrimination and ask for more equity if it's our life experience? Or is that divide and conquer?
I don't have a religion. I mostly asked questions. Please answer them.
> Nothing about this has anything to do with equity or 'groups that are discriminated against'. The paywalls are about greed and wealth distribution.
It seems like you think the current wealth distribution is not... equitable. One factor mentioned in the press release was "economic background".
> Trying to twist the narrative to suck sympathy out of every possible situation will backfire and make people go against otherwise beneficial policies.
Disabled people don't want your sympathy. So far I have not seen equitable policy changes backfire. That's a failed attempt on your part to use scare tactics to shut people up. What I've seen is measurable improvements. But you can continue to panic over progress, that is of course your personal choice.
Also, will the act cover historical gov funded research?