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I kicked in $20 when the link first hit DaringFireball. It was $5k at the time. By the end of the day it hit $30k. Now that it has $70k I'm ecstatic. But at the
by jw84 16y ago
I kicked in $20 when the link first hit DaringFireball. It was $5k at the time. By the end of the day it hit $30k. Now that it has $70k I'm ecstatic. But at the same time sad.
I think equally cool is this project to start the first avocado farm in Iran: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/943051402/irans-first-avocado-farm http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/943051402/irans-first-av...
It's far, far, far from its $10k goal. Is the problem that people care more about a plastic dongle versus avocados? Or that marketing at the end of the is the difference maker in making differences in the world?
- konad 16y agoOur avacados usually come from Isreal. Perhaps why there's so much tension in the region.
- pchristensen 16y agoThe avocado farm needs people interested in giving away money to help other people. The dongle people only need people interested in buying something that they benefit from.