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This is pretty important stuff when it comes to scientific journals. You often see people talk about how these journals ought to be open-access and free to the public. That's good and I agree... but scientific papers aren't written for the general public, and people need to understand that. Publications are made with particular expectations about their audience: their training, experience, knowledge, and that they'll approach the topic with the appropriate amount of skepticism. Throwing just plain-anybody into the mix would not be constructive. Are the threads in r/science very constructive at all? More often than not, no.The nasty comment thread polarized the opinion of readers, leading them to misunderstand the original article.