“ Don Lemon Cable News has more in common with Ricki Lake than any actual journalists” —> FTFY

you're missing the point, its petty to go to a family thing just to rile shit up. No matter what you say, you will be the bad guy.

ehh, seems petty and a bad idea. Even if you’re right, it doesn’t really matter. When your going to a family get-togethers to pick a fight, you’ve already lost.

My point is I don’t entirely believe you. If it is true, then the problem is not enforcing appropriate dress on boys, not that there was a dress code for girls.

“They are equivalent in that they... [are made of different materials, fit differently, and are....different articles of clothing]” Do you know what equivalent means? If you have to qualify the equivalency....then its not an equivalency.

because they aren’t equivalent. One are tights and the other baggy cloth. sooooo........

uhhh. no shool I've heard of allows either. Also, a guy (purposefully) getting an erection in gym shorts would get them in sooooo soooo much trouble

that’s the thing, im calling BS. No high school allows boys to wear tank tops to class. But if that’s the case, then the problem is the school allowing boys to dress inappropriately, not that they have a dress code.

Im calling BS, no high school lets guys wear tank tops to class.

Dude, wtf is wrong with you? You didn’t confuse anyone. You said invest. Its the wrong word to use. Were you trying to convince me this whole time that words have multiple meanings? uhhhh no shit. I mean....seriously....what is your disconnect?.... you are citing to the effing dictionary for Christ sake! What are you…

That's the problem. You cant use these terms in a generic "public understanding" kind of way. In this context, where we are talking about holding dev's legally responsible for their kickstarters, only the legal definition matters.

The legal context is the only one that matters! how are you not getting this!? It doesn’t matter what Wikipedia (really!?) or the dictionary says, all that matters is how investor is defined under the law. Under the law, an investor gets equity. If you don’t get equity, you aren’t an investor and don’t get the…

It really doesn’t matter what you, me, or anyone else thinks the word means. The only thing that matters is the definition under the Federal Code Of Regulations, which is people who buy equity.

That does not make you an investor!!!! At best, that makes you a customer. “investor” means you buy equity in the company. It comes with a whole slew of legal rights. Your comment epitomizes the problem and misconceptions about kickstater.

No, when your giving away money, all that matters is the legal definition, which means equity. I get using the word in a generic sense, but that should be avoided when talking about kickstarter because these backers are not investors and do not have the legal rights an equity holder would.

haha, I guess we have very very different definitions of what it means to “answer for” something. All the risk is on the consumer and the developers answer to no one.

“that will never exist without your money” —> that’s not true. Whose to say that many of these games wouldn’t have been funded without kickstarter. But why bother dealing with publishers', VCs, or creditors when you can push all risk on the consumers! YAY!

Don’t use the term invest. backers are not investors, theres no equity being sold. they’re giving money to people based on hope. that’s it.

But that’s the problem! the developers do not have to answer to the people! they are not investors. None of those people above were going to get that money back and wouldn’t even have standing to sue.

omg you suuuuuuck