Universities block thesis downloads while each dissertation averages barely a handful of lifetime reads
generativist · x · 2026-10-21
generativist argues universities are being "painfully stupid" by blocking bots from downloading theses. He notes the median lifetime read count of a dissertation is roughly a quarter of the committee size — open access to bots would only increase that reach.
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