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We ran a Reddit survey, and the results are shocking:

publishing scientific papers is prohibitively expensive.

💸 $3K – $7.5K for open access in reputable journals

🔥 Top journals (e.g., Nature) charge $9K+

🚫 Even mid-tier journals cost $2K – $4K

PhD students rely on lab grants, while independents pay out of pocket.

📚 Science is becoming pay-to-publish, blocking access to knowledge.

We need decentralized, affordable publishing.

While I am reading an article about DeSci on medium, I found something interesting.

📉 Young scientists are being left behind.

In 1980, 20% of NIH grants went to researchers 35 & younger. By 2014? Just 1%.

Meanwhile, funding for 66+ scientists keeps rising.

I'm not saying it's a bad thing but without support, young innovators leave science—taking their fresh ideas with them.

We’re losing the next generation.