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dclowd9901 on April 28, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Zach Braff, Amanda Palmer, and the New 90-9-1 Rule

It's certainly true that some people are willing to pay. I consider myself a person who's primed for contributing to a kickstarter, and yet I've never pulled the trigger on one because it doesn't meet my minimum criteria for investing, which is a monetary return. I imagine I'm not the only person who feels this way, and to open up that option to people only brings more money to projects

drgath on April 29, 2013 | [–]

By calling it an investment, you misunderstand the purpose of Kickstarter.

zwily on April 28, 2013 | [–]

Do you consider any time you spend money as an "investment"?

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