I’m not here to comment on the complexity of sponsoring, releasing, publishing, promoting, disseminating or otherwise the pursuit of knowledge and specifically scientific knowledge. What I do wish to take a moment to do is congratulate the audacity of both the dream and realisation of the Sci-Hub project. In my perspective “Western” society has fetishised the dissemination of knowledge and information as a bulwark against our weaker natures… I cannot confirm or deny the truth of this stance but I can recognise that its influence has impacted many a democratically elected government and in many areas driven the complexity of our understanding.
Without collective endeavour paid not out of the pockets of capitalistic journals but through the altruistic societal insurance of collaborative government I would not have the same level of cancer care that I’m currently receiving. As far as I understand it Sci-Hub is a principles based venture to help ensure that knowledge and understanding does not perish under the cover of dust but is open to those who are willing to spend the few moments we are given of air pushing forward the complexities of our understanding.
I applaud their efforts and their toil without knowing the full scope of their impact and hope an endeavour empower our humanity through our collective wisdom remains intact no matter the change of our economic proclivities; time is precious and I hope its spent as well as we know able!
— LostLetterbox