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by pclmulqdq 743 days ago
I actually believe the main problem that keeps "normal" people out of "serious" research is the cultural part around writing a good research paper, getting through review, and reviewing papers.

ArXiv is close to what you suggest and helps with the last two, but there's no real reason for anyone to read your paper on ArXiv without any authority signal that it's worth reading.