Nah, the article says they lost $50K, and raised $35K and closed the campaign, saying "Between the contributions and the equipment we were able to salvage, our needs have been met. There are so many great causes to support. Our wish is that this spirit of compassion will be used to help others now. All fundraisers for Wild Hill Honey are now closed. Thank you."

The cynicism on HN is just jaw dropping.

There's no end of people who have such low morals they'll exploit any situation for their personal gain; such cynicism (or realism) is born by contact with such people and their actions.

People who would do the exploitation can also be inclined to expect others to be sociopaths.

Not really. In a world where self interest is put above most things. It's pretty difficult to not be at least a little cynical.

It's a cynicism born of experience when it comes to crowdfunding.

The outrageous things people do in real life makes the cynicism of HN seem trivial.

Funny that this thread was censored (i.e. collapsed) without any apparent reason.

Myself I also believe this to be the case. Vandals don't just burn 50 beehives. And the fact that the farm says this is vandalism, instead of wondering "how is it possible that vandals destroyed 50 beehives for no reason", just reinforces my suspicion.