This guy asked for money for a project using 4chan memes and got abused for it. Not very surprising, they are a vindictive bunch and hate the popularization of their culture. Their wrath is even greater if it even appears that money is somehow involved.
A couple of years ago Hot Topic made a shirt using the "Rage Guy" face from 4chan. They responded by rebranding the "Rage Guy" as "Race Guy" making tons of racist comics featuring the image and then complaining to Hot Topic for supporting racism.[1]
What happens on kickstarter when you pledge a project, they get tons of money, and then they don't deliver? For example, what if this guy gets enough to begin but he sucks at coding and isn't able to deliver anything like what he promised? Or what if someone were to just pocket the kickstarter money and disappear?
Donating to Kickstarter gives you no guarantees whatsoever. The guy can basically just walk away with the money if he so decides. No, really.
This however makes it all the more a powerful concept in my mind, since the "makers" have to figure out how to communicate they are trustworthy AND have this great idea.
A couple of years ago Hot Topic made a shirt using the "Rage Guy" face from 4chan. They responded by rebranding the "Rage Guy" as "Race Guy" making tons of racist comics featuring the image and then complaining to Hot Topic for supporting racism.[1]
1: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/race-guy
Unrelated Question:
What happens on kickstarter when you pledge a project, they get tons of money, and then they don't deliver? For example, what if this guy gets enough to begin but he sucks at coding and isn't able to deliver anything like what he promised? Or what if someone were to just pocket the kickstarter money and disappear?