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xvilka on April 10, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: A (possible) solution to Covid-19

Good question. I am even surprised why not Kickstarter - it's more suitable for the larger goals.

rzzzt on April 10, 2020 [–]

Flexible funding allows one to keep the proceeds even if the goal is not met in the allotted time. Kickstarter offers only an all-or-nothing payout for projects (unless something changed the last time I checked).

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