The yearly budget of arXiv is ~$1M.
I don't see a reason why science couldn't flourish on a non-anonymous message board such as reddit or twitter in place of peer review. This is all matter of momentum. And of fear of open criticism.
I don't see a reason why science couldn't flourish on a non-anonymous message board such as reddit or twitter in place of peer review. This is all matter of momentum. And of fear of open criticism.
People seem to think that there is no politics in academia and science, and that everybody is automaton-rational people with no ulterior motives. Very, very wrong...
With the anonymous system we have today, there are no wrong reviews.
Drop a couple of citations and you end up with a 90% probability of getting your desired reviewer...
And many more.