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Re:Etsy has ousted its CEO and is laying off 8 percent of it... by s73ver on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @06:15PM (#14260713)
That's a rather harsh and Darwinistic view of things. Remember, the main purpose of Kickstarter is to raise funds to be able to bring this thing to market. If I have the idea, but no money, I deserve to have my idea stolen because I wasn't able to execute on having more money well enough?
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Re:Etsy has ousted its CEO and is laying off 8 percent of it... by cocktailpeanuts on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @10:51PM (#14262054)
> If I have the idea, but no money, I deserve to have my idea stolen because I wasn't able to execute on having more money well enough?

Nope you totally missed my point if that's your takeaway.

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Re:Etsy has ousted its CEO and is laying off 8 percent of it... by s73ver on Thursday May 04, 2017 @12:09PM (#14265964)
No, that's precisely what you said. If I have not the money to execute, then I deserve to have my idea taken from me. That is what supporting the idea of knockoffs taking a kickstarter product means.
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