I find myself wondering if Kickstarter or something similar may help with the problem this post describes. The post suggests that it shouldn’t, but I’m wondering if it may be less of an emotional issue than a coordination one. Until recently there were few convenient ways for people to point dollars in the direction of specific, large projects with the expectation that enough other people would do the same for it to make a difference. Those few cases that I remember seeing were all managed by an existing (political) organization with an established donor base.
I find myself wondering if Kickstarter or something similar may help with the problem this post describes. The post suggests that it shouldn’t, but I’m wondering if it may be less of an emotional issue than a coordination one. Until recently there were few convenient ways for people to point dollars in the direction of specific, large projects with the expectation that enough other people would do the same for it to make a difference. Those few cases that I remember seeing were all managed by an existing (political) organization with an established donor base.