A bonus aspect of this kind of approach -- funding can favor the disadvantaged over the people who could probably fund themselves with a little extra effort, (l

A bonus aspect of this kind of approach -- funding can favor the disadvantaged over the people who could probably fund themselves with a little extra effort, (like "live in Mom's basement for a year"). A kickstarter approach effectively blocks people who don't have friends & family with spare cash (and whose mothers don't have houses with spare rooms either).