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Why do we need journals? Maybe they made sense at one time when it was good to have a (paper) copy in every library.
Now, they are arbitrary cliques creating disciplinary silos. Peer review could be handled with cryptography, including links to revisions, retractions, and updates.
I really wonder what Aeon's ax to grind is with science, rationalism, etc..
It obviously has an ideological slant, but I can't really guess what it would be.
Can't it just be that saying "science is broken" is sensational and gets page views?