I imagine she could make videos faster if she wasn't constantly having to fight off an internet hate mob on a daily basis. Getting death threats tends to have an adverse effect on a persons level of production.
I'm honestly curious to know the satisfaction level of those who actually backed her, and the percentage of critics who accuse her of wasting money who actually gave money.
If someone gave money and wants to criticize, that's one thing. I just fail to understand how someone who didn't give money has grounds to criticize as it's not their money.
I don't personally think they do, but even so you have to consider that her visibility, the visibility of the project, and the visibility of her vein of criticism has grown an order of magnitude since the conception of the project. This obviously brought upon her a number of responsibilities and opportunities she did not have before. To do interviews, to do talks, to travel around speaking to various audiences, perhaps even consulting. Should she simply have dropped all those opportunities in order to release the KS content in a timely fashion? Or should she have taken those opportunities and leave the KS content lagging behind?
The crux of the question is heavily focused on the notion that the money invested in her can only be considered profitable if she provides the promised content, and only if she provides the promised content. But that's ignorant of the tumultuous changes that have turned those promises significantly harder to accomplish. And what's more, isn't every other piece of content she has produces in television, in conferences, etc., also return enough for the money invested in her?
Almost like a job. Wait, no exactly like one.
Thank God for some sanity in these threads.
The salary complainers should remember when you participate in Kickstarter or Indiegogo you are making a donation. Federal regulations are very strict about what counts as an investment and these 2 high profile crowdfunding campaigns avoid that.
If you want to back crowdfunded projects where you are an investor and thus can hold the people you fund accountable go to a website like Angel List or Seed Invest.