People, can you hear me?
Once upon a time, people were the gatekeepers for publishing, and even then, it was a difficult task to reach publication. There were obstacles to overcome, and the people that needed to be pleased had good or bad tastes. They were not machines and did not have some inherent algorithm for saying yes or no. There were ways to reach the decision-makers and perhaps change their minds or outright buy them out. Regardless of the ethics, the methods were always aimed at living bein
