how exactly is this "A reverse kickstarter" No money changes hands in either direction, and nothing actually happens if enough people request something. It's l

how exactly is this "A reverse kickstarter" No money changes hands in either direction, and nothing actually happens if enough people request something. It's like saying "Come! Shout into this hole." We've placed a microphone in front of it to record your shout for all time... "Yes but... I'm just shouting into a hole right?" "No no. it's a special hole. It's got a "reverse kickstarter" microphone!" ... "You'll pay me when enough people shout into it about the same thing?" "Er... no" "So.... I'll have to build something if enough people shout?" "No no." "So, what you're really saying is. You've set up a microphone in front of a hole and have added the word 'Kickstarter' above it in in hopes that, despite the fact that you're not actually charging for a product you will make money? Or is it that you think that the current abundance of holes to shout in simply wasn't abundant enough and that by adding a brand new hole everything would be different?" "Er... YES!"