A Vision for a World Where Knowledge Belongs to the People1. The Academic World Was Never Meant to Be a Gated FortressSomewhere along the way, science—the pursuit of truth, clarity, and understanding—was hidden behind login screens and paywalls. Instead of illuminating the world, it was sold back to the very people who funded it. Elsevier, Springer Nature, and Wiley built empires out of scarcity. Reviewers worked for free, universities paid millions, and the public was left out. Science becam...