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Is the use of Kickstarter by celebrities/ppl with plenty of money acceptable?
seinfeldtheme:
It always seemed to me like being a financially secure person using your fans to fund your little vanity projects is somewhat exploitative and definitely in bad taste but your mileage may vary I guess. What do you guys think?
BeoPuppy:
I have to wonder whether you bring this up because of the kickstarter performed by our gracious host Jeph today?
I can't imagine he has very deep pockets, to be honest, so his Kickstarter I think is 'legit'.
However, if you have the money than you should use it.
seinfeldtheme:
Well in that particular case, Jeph "earns six figures from his webcomic", so it seems like this is a relatively affordable vanity project for a healthy, childless dude and soliciting donations from fans is therefore somewhat unseemly
but of course Jeph isn't the only person using Kickstarter this way and we don't need to focus on him
Barmymoo:
How do you know how much Jeph earns? I may have missed something but I don't remember ever knowing that.
The fans who have contributed to the Kickstarter campaign are getting something in return, it's not like he just straight up asked for money. Why should we judge people's choices about what to spend their money on? You could say that any successful musician releasing an album is a "vanity project" but no one objects to that.
Kickstarter is a really interesting way to go about creating new things. It cuts out the middleman, it determines the market for a product before expenditure, and it provides a way for people to truly engage in the process. I'm not interested in metal music, but if for example my favourite blogger Jack Monroe had launched a Kickstarter for her recipe book (she didn't, it's being published the traditional way) I'd have supported that like a shot, for a chance to be part of the process. I'd probably have given more money than the book will cost to purchase.
seinfeldtheme:
--- Quote from: Barmymoo on 12 Aug 2013, 13:11 ---How do you know how much Jeph earns? I may have missed something but I don't remember ever knowing that.
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http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/articles/2011/08/02/the_new_webcomic_entrepreneurs/
--- Quote ---The fans who have contributed to the Kickstarter campaign are getting something in return, it's not like he just straight up asked for money.[ Why should we judge people's choices about what to spend their money on? You could say that any successful musician releasing an album is a "vanity project" but no one objects to that.
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most successful musicians don't ask you for money to finance recording
donating five bucks to this thing doesn't even get you a copy of the album
--- Quote ---Kickstarter is a really interesting way to go about creating new things. It cuts out the middleman, it determines the market for a product before expenditure, and it provides a way for people to truly engage in the process. I'm not interested in metal music, but if for example my favourite blogger Jack Monroe had launched a Kickstarter for her recipe book (she didn't, it's being published the traditional way) I'd have supported that like a shot, for a chance to be part of the process. I'd probably have given more money than the book will cost to purchase.
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what middleman? he's a dude with a lot of money who wants to go to a studio and record something. how does the process change with this method vs. jeph financing it himself, besides what comes out of his own pocket?
i find "giving somebody money" a low threshold for "engaging in the process" of creating something but again, your mileage may vary
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