TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 9 days agoWhen corporations scrape academic papers, it's justified. When individuals do it, it's inexcusable.imagemessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down10
arrow-up163arrow-down1imageWhen corporations scrape academic papers, it's justified. When individuals do it, it's inexcusable.TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square51fedilink
minus-squareddplf@szmer.infolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agoWait, since when it had not been? Or are you telling me that vastly the fastest growing platform in history with multiple payment gates (subscriptions, pay per token, licensing etc.) was not profitable for some reason?
minus-squarewinterayars@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agoIt’s following the Amazon monopolization model.
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agoRunning those datacenters is extremely expensive.
minus-squareFlocklesscrow@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-29 days agoThe cost is to the whole world, because they consume enormous amounts of energy and produce essentially nothing. Like bitcoin miners.
Wait, since when it had not been? Or are you telling me that vastly the fastest growing platform in history with multiple payment gates (subscriptions, pay per token, licensing etc.) was not profitable for some reason?
It’s following the Amazon monopolization model.
Running those datacenters is extremely expensive.
The cost is to the whole world, because they consume enormous amounts of energy and produce essentially nothing. Like bitcoin miners.