The system is broken.
Rich universities are ready to pay money, so publishers can raise price, basically making papers unavailable for poor universities who can&#x27;t handle subscriptions or individuals.<p>At the same time publishers hardly spend any money - most of people access publications online, not printed, and tons of journals don&#x27;t have minimal review. So publisher does nothing and wants much money for that.<p>Scientist at the same time are stuck - if you want people to read your paper, you need good journal or conference, else you might be not heard. Leave alone prestige and fame.<p>So, something has to be done. Maybe Sci-Hub is that something.