 Dan Cyr  | 02 Mar 2014 11:13 p.m. PST |
link This guy should get help… Dan |
| Cyrus the Great | 02 Mar 2014 11:43 p.m. PST |
If you pick your kickstarters right, that won't happen. Look at their track records. Deal with reputable firms or with proven individuals within the hobby. Expect some reasonable delays, that doesn't mean it's going to fail. |
| The Beast Rampant | 02 Mar 2014 11:49 p.m. PST |
Wow, that blows away all previous Crowdfunding shenanigans for sheer train wreck factor! |
| Princeps | 03 Mar 2014 12:21 a.m. PST |
A pyramid scheme is a very specific type of fraud that requires a continuous influx of new investors. That's not really possible under KS as they all have a closing date. For fraud with KS, it would be far better to just take the money and run. |
| Space Monkey | 03 Mar 2014 3:34 a.m. PST |
The couple of Kickstarters I've backed were because I thought the product needed to exist… that it was filling a void, that it was a good idea. I didn't necessarily want the thing for myself. There was also the sense that it was a bit of a gamble. But yeah, that guy seems a bit nuts. |
| Paint Pig | 03 Mar 2014 3:36 a.m. PST |
Topic should read "When a crowd funding project goes bad" or "when people loose it". I have no desire to protect KS or Indiegogo etc but this is about crowd funding (possibly mental illness) project creators, not crowd funding facilitators. regards
dave |
| Goober | 03 Mar 2014 4:44 a.m. PST |
I've backed 8 different Kickstarter and two Indegogo campaigns, and so far they have all delivered what they said they would, even if they may not always have delivered when they said they would. In each case it's been a product that I really wanted to see made, and I have recieved an advantage in investing in the early stages of getting that product to market. There have been a couple of kickstarters I have not invested in because I thought that the investment vs. reward was too low, or the aim too ambitious or the business plan not sound. |
| Cherno | 03 Mar 2014 4:54 a.m. PST |
For more KS fail galore, read the tale of The Doom That Came To Atlantic City: link |
Puster  | 03 Mar 2014 6:31 a.m. PST |
Seems reality just lost contact with this one… |
| wminsing | 03 Mar 2014 7:09 a.m. PST |
Reading the update in question it's clear the guy has just lost it, had some sort of breakdown; he mentions going off anti-depressant medication. A pretty sad case here. -Will |
| wminsing | 03 Mar 2014 7:25 a.m. PST |
That or it's some sort of sadistically brilliant viral marketing scheme. -Will |
Dr Mathias  | 03 Mar 2014 7:32 a.m. PST |
Some of the comments allegedly written by that guy are simply amazing. Reminds me of a book called 'Future Shock' that prophesied that a lot of humans can't deal with rapid social change. I personally think we are coming upon some crazy times, Information Age has really just started. |
| Fergal | 03 Mar 2014 7:42 a.m. PST |
Yup, just feel sorry for this guy. He's obviously been writing this comic for years and putting his heart and soul into it, you really have to to keep up a web comic. Sad turn of events, such a public break down… |
| hzcmcpheron | 03 Mar 2014 10:26 a.m. PST |
@wminsing <That or it's some sort of sadistically brilliant viral marketing scheme.> Maybe you could print 10,000 copies of a book and then burn a certain number of them each hour that passes until you meet your KS goal. |
| haywire | 03 Mar 2014 11:04 a.m. PST |
I think its fake and he is just tired of his obligations. link link |
| hzcmcpheron | 03 Mar 2014 1:12 p.m. PST |
@haywire
OMG! It was just a sadistically brilliant marketing scheme! |
| Fergal | 03 Mar 2014 10:06 p.m. PST |
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| Manflesh | 09 Mar 2014 4:11 a.m. PST |
I agree, what a dick. Anyone sending this guy money deserves everything they (don't) get. Leigh |
