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Z-Library Helps Students to Overcome Academic Poverty, Study Finds

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elashri ◴[21 Nov 24 00:26 UTC] No.42199701[source]▶
> Z-Library, or a similar website, is helpful to students living in poverty (82% agree).

I would really like to hear the reason for the 18% who thinks that it is not helpful for poor students. Is it this complicated argument that they will discourage authors from writing books and then this will hurt all students in a hypothetical scenario? Or there are other reasons?

I mean I understand that some people will just want these sites gone on IP grounds or because it is against the law ..etc. But this question was different.

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1. rany_ ◴[21 Nov 24 00:34 UTC] No.42199753[source]▶
> Is it this complicated argument that they will discourage authors from writing books and then this will hurt all students in a hypothetical scenario? Or there are other reasons?

That really can't be it because the question isn't about whether it is moral, legal or good for publishers.

I really think this is just elitism and gatekeeping at its worst.

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2. shlomo_z ◴[21 Nov 24 00:55 UTC] No.42199908[source]▶
That's why this _can_ be it. If authors stop writing books it will hurt students (who wont have books to read). Nothing to do with ethics or morals.