But the site, apparently in its infancy, is quickly doing for the head-scratching projects at Kick Starter what Regretsy has done for the questionable handicrafts at Etsy, but, mercifully, without (so far) the foul language that would make Tigger blush with shame.
PledgeWeak’s contributors scour Kicksterter – you know,
Kickstarter, the site where anyone with a gadget and a dream of bringing it to
market can go to beg for money from the Internet masses to bring their dreams
to fruition – for the dubious, the lame, the projects that on the surface look
really cool but actually turn out to be some random Internet bum looking for
the proverbial handout.
Here’s my favorite so far.
James Davey says “After graduating last year my
dreams of becoming an Oscar-winning film director, tour documentarist, photo
journalist have been trounced time and time again.”
Well,
James gave it a good – what, nine months? – so now he’s just put those dreams
on hold for a while and wants to hit the road. The only problem is that without
ever having won an Oscar, made a documentary or sold a photograph he’s got
no scratch. No problem – that’s what Kickstarter is for right? There must be
thousands of people out there willing to fund your amazing journey of
incredible discovery. All you have to do is attach some kind of tangible goods
to the thing and you can call it a “project.”
You heard it right. Mr. Davey has tried and tried and tried
but after NINE WHOLE MONTHS he’s giving up and going on a road trip. Or maybe
the road trip will turn into that grand adventure which he can photograph and
then produce into something Oscar-worthy. Or not. But he’ll have some travel
under his belt, and hey, he didn’t have to pay for it. You did.
And another one, in which is said this:
I’m well aware that, inside the houses we pass, legions of
rapidly aging Boo Radleys are clogging up the internet with all manner of
unsavory, cringe-inducing business. I have hope that by the time my child is
Caleb Zammit’s age, grown men who boast about their action figure collections
and craft lewd garden ornaments in their off hours will seem sad and quaint.
For right now, however, I’d prefer they spare me the grief of explaining why
magical woodland creatures are waving guns and taking dumps on the neighbor’s lawn.
What’s more telling about the site’s future success is the
comments on this one (up to four! But I did say this appears to be something
new) where, just like at Etsy, the affronted friends of the Kickstarter are
there to defend the dubious project and to call the manhood of the satirist in
question. Good on you. You’re getting there.
I’ll leave the fun-poking to the writers at PledgeWeak, who
have definitely got a good thing going. And I’ll be returning now and then just
to see where I’m glad my money isn’t going.
*It appears the spelling without the space is correct.
Natch.
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