I've had a few bad experiences with KS but as someone whose been using it since very early on, I'm generally pleased with it. KS launched in April 2009 and my

I've had a few bad experiences with KS but as someone whose been using it since very early on, I'm generally pleased with it. KS launched in April 2009 and my first backing was in December 2009. Since then, I've backed 75 projects, 20 of which have yet to deliver, but only 2 which I think will probably fail completely. Most of my pledges are for board games, books, and small gadgets, all of which seem like pretty safe categories. Around 2009, I had been thinking that the future of music and art might be a return to the patronage system, only with mass audiences funding artists instead of rich individuals. KS, Patreon, and other sites like them seem to have proven that theory out. And I'm happy to see them do so. I still strongly believe that distributed patronage is the best way for artists, musicians, game designers, and even film makers to be able to produce what they and their fans want.