Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 8628872" data-attributes="member: 177">You have a problem with cash grabbing, but are okay with Amazon business practices?  That inconsistency leads me to think this isn't the real issue.That isn't about kickstarter - it is about the creator and their economic position.  Some creators (like Morrus) are in a position to basically use Kickstarter as a marketing and pre-order system.  Others are not in the economic position of being able to do their development before they have the influx of capital from the kickstarter.  They can't lay other money-making work aside until they have something to pay the rent with, and all that.Kickstarter makes no bones about how participation is speculative.  You are not guaranteed results on any particular timescale.</blockquote>