Thanks for the breakdown.
Kickstarter's spirit isn't about profit, it's about enabling an person's passion project to become a reality. The tone of the post strikes me as odd.
Kickstarter's spirit isn't about profit, it's about enabling an person's passion project to become a reality. The tone of the post strikes me as odd.
Most people have to eat, feed their kids, pay a mortgage, support a spouse, etc. In an advanced society, we also have reasonable expectation of some social expenses as well.
While internet culture projects the identity of the passionate 20 year old eating ramen and sleeping on a friend's couch, that's actually the minority. Passion projects are great, and being scrappy is great, too. But we (the startup community) of all people should endorse the idea of making money off our labor.
I mean, yes, it is wonderful that KS provides a way for people to come together and Make Art Happen. But art doesn't come out of nowhere; people have to pay their rent while making it, they like to eat too. In the long run Kickstarter can be an important component in transitioning from doing art part-time to doing it full-time. And that, my friend, is one hell of a passion project.