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by davidgerard 1016 days ago
and the context really isn't "gatekeepers hate open access", is it.
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The context is that the author of the tweet hates fast paced open research (which IMO is a net good for humanity) and makes up the strawman `"can't keep up" + "anything older than 6 months is irrelevant" in CS` quotes to justify that position.

There's timeless beauty in CS, but there's also a lot more fertile ground for research in CS, given how young the field is compared to the older sciences.

counterpoint: no she doesn't, that's weird nonsense.

and I've offered at least as much evidence as you have.