I disagree It isn't buying an item & it isn't donating to something either. Backing a kickstarter project a different sort of thing to both of these. While th

I disagree It isn't buying an item & it isn't donating to something either. Backing a kickstarter project a different sort of thing to both of these. While there may be some issues with expectations & delivery, there are obviously people that want to back kickstarter projects as is. My personal feeling is that it lets them have a relationship with the makers of the stuff. Something that is natural to us, based on favours, "moral obligations", expectations, social expectations - something like friendship. Separating "investing" & buying in the way that most of the economy works would miss that whole point. They could just work for & shop at Ikea. It would probably be a better deal. The don't want to because this is.. warmer.