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Crackbone posted:KS would still live if it went back to it's original concept, and it would remove the risk to the pledger, since they know they won't be getting something in return. Just like any other investment, sometimes you get a return on your money, and sometimes you do not. You could see if you could buy a $40 stake in these peoples' company instead but it would probably not be a great investment in most of the TG-related projects that get kickstarted.
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Kickstarter doesn't exist so that you can give feel-good donations, though. It is for crowd-based investing. You don't need Kickstarter at all if you're just asking for charity.
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Crackbone posted:Where the gently caress did you get that idea? "Investing" is a specific term that only applies to KS in emotional terms. When's the last time you got shares or a cut of the profits from a KS? Even if you get a pledge reward that's essentially buying a product. Are you serious? The entire basis of Kickstarter is, "Give us the money we need to do something now, so that if we're successful you see a return later." This is the core of investment; Kickstarter changes the reward from 'a share of profits' to 'a toy that we make' because 'a share of profits' would make most of these projects unviable (either a), because paying out pennies to a thousand people isn't motivation enough to draw investments, or b) because paying out more than pennies cuts down on the margins for the creators too much to be worthwhile.) Kickstarter broadens the base of people willing to hand over their money by replacing 'a share of the company' with whatever the creator wants. The idea that Kickstarter is risky, therefore it needs to die is kind of hosed up. Heart Attacks fucked around with this message at 19:41 on Apr 20, 2013 |
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