▲ 651 ▼ “You can't be expected to have a successful AI program when every article, book or anything else that you've read or studied, you're supposed to pay for”, President Trump says (www.wired.com) submitted 1 year ago by Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 186 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Lembot_0004@discuss.online 6 points 1 year ago (5 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] baronvonj@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (3 children) And a lot of professors write their own text book. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Voyajer@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 child) At least those professors seem to either price their books reasonably or readily pirate it themselves to distribute. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago Probably once they realize how little they get compared to the book price. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 year ago the good ones ensure older verisons are still valid for their course work and only do annual editions because they're contractually obligated by their publisher. permalink fedilink source parent [–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago The cool professors used to make a "study guide" especially if it was their own book that they'd give out for free and told everyone to return the books It's been a minute, so not sure if it's a thing still. But yeah. Unregulated capitalism pretty much always ends this way. You have to buy the book, so they pump out new editions constantly and charge insane prices. It's a captive market permalink fedilink source parent
[–] baronvonj@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (3 children) And a lot of professors write their own text book. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Voyajer@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 child) At least those professors seem to either price their books reasonably or readily pirate it themselves to distribute. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago Probably once they realize how little they get compared to the book price. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 year ago the good ones ensure older verisons are still valid for their course work and only do annual editions because they're contractually obligated by their publisher. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Voyajer@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 child) At least those professors seem to either price their books reasonably or readily pirate it themselves to distribute. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago Probably once they realize how little they get compared to the book price. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago Probably once they realize how little they get compared to the book price. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 year ago the good ones ensure older verisons are still valid for their course work and only do annual editions because they're contractually obligated by their publisher. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago The cool professors used to make a "study guide" especially if it was their own book that they'd give out for free and told everyone to return the books It's been a minute, so not sure if it's a thing still. But yeah. Unregulated capitalism pretty much always ends this way. You have to buy the book, so they pump out new editions constantly and charge insane prices. It's a captive market permalink fedilink source parent