The vast majority of scientists is employed by universities. Their money comes from government research grants, and they get ZERO out of the paywalls in front of the journals (who buy the IP for a few cents) in which they need to publish to get noticed and cited. In fact, they depend on costly subscriptions which typically the university libraries take out for them (except when they don’t and you have to pay yourself) just so they can read the work of their colleagues. In fact, most scientists are happier to just send you their research via email for free. If you want to support research workers, give the money to your local university and not to journals, because they’d just use it to expand their stranglehold. Or find a way to directly slip cash to Aleksandra Elbakyan if you want to be a hero