Comic artist burns copies of book he got Kickstarter funded rather than mail them, because Capitalism is bad

Posted by sdesapio 12 years, 2 months ago to Culture
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"For those who think Ayn Rand was just crazily overwrought in the "unrealistic" characters she created to dramatize the anti-capitalist mentality, you might want to see this addendum to the Kickstarter page of comic artist John Campbell, who raised over $50,000 on Kickstarter to publish a book of his comics Sad Pictures for Children."


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  • Posted by overmanwarrior 12 years, 2 months ago
    I had to read that a couple of times for context. That doesn't seem real. It's hard to believe, even though we all know people like this, that people actually think like that.
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  • Posted by dave42 12 years, 2 months ago
    Am I missing something, or hasn't this guy committed fraud? As in find a DA in his state to do the "Go directly to jail, do not pass Go, do not collect 200 dollars" thing?
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  • Posted by $ rockymountainpirate 12 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    He never really listed his basic needs either. His idea of basic needs could be a fancy smart phone, ultra high speed internet, an expensive car and the fuel and insurance to go with it etc.
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  • Posted by Eudaimonia 12 years, 2 months ago
    BTW, Scott, thank you for posting this.

    It gave me the idea to research if I can get a kickstarter going to finish my book.
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  • Posted by richrobinson 12 years, 2 months ago
    This guy is on the edge. His rants are a little scary. Be scarier still if someone takes him up on it and pays his basic needs.
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  • Posted by $ rockymountainpirate 12 years, 2 months ago
    Maybe he should have another kickstarter campaign to cover his needs, and at least this time be honest about it. What a waste of oxygen.
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