You're forgetting that there are other reasons for looking at this besides supporting this idea or thinking it could work.... For instance, I upvoted it becaus

You're forgetting that there are other reasons for looking at this besides supporting this idea or thinking it could work.... For instance, I upvoted it because it is still thought provoking. People trying to game a website to donate rice? They're obviously well intentioned. How does one deal with such users? What could their efforts be redirected towards?