I've seen this before, but didn't realise they got milkdrop working. I bought an MMX compatible processor specifically to be able to run this, back in the day.
Not to argue on behalf of publishers, but the papers aren't written for free. It's part of the job of being a researcher, it's a significant KPI for which you're hired and receive a wage.
Reviewing for free is pretty much bullshit though. As is paying to read them afterwards, if your research institution doesn't pay to publish in an open access journal
We'd probably need a few people to keep track of things, but that's quite a powerful position so we'd need a system to switch them out for better people if they start making decisions we don't like. And if some people are growing corn and others are catching fish, should they just trade them directly? Maybe some system to keep track of how much of next year's corn you're swapping for the fish I gave you last week... And grandma is pretty old now, should we feed her? Can I ask my neighbours to help feed her?
I'm now going to be humming Agadoo all day.