Is CrowdFunding Begging?

I recently read this post on a certain blog outright calling CrowdFunding begging. Sure this blogger was very careful not to offend to much by stating that there might be causes that justify donations to them, but the main gist of  the whole posts is that CrowdFunding is begging.

We will be the first to admit, that there might be CrowdFunding campaigns that may be begging, but is the rest? CrowdFunding makes it easier to ask for money that's true for beggars if they can afford all the various hardware necessary to do just that, but it also makes it easier for animal protection institutes to get donations. It makes it easier for people who just needs that one cash-boost to get a new life. CrowdFunding makes it easier for that business that is failing because of matters out of control to stay open, and even give prospecting business owners and entrepreneurs a chance to get on their way. Yes most of the time something is offered in return for contributions, but mot of the time this is an impossibility for some campaign owners. Attacking CrowdFunding as a whole is an unnecessary exercise and at the risk of starting a Net-war we think that its an attempt to get more readers with a catchy post like that. Sure, sure people like Ranting and raving that is how blogs became such a success because of all the Ranters out there. They seem to voice the frustrations of the voiceless or those who feel unheard and voiceless. They make us feel better, we know we are not alone, but more on this later. The question here is: Is CrowdFunding begging. Weeelll, in some cases it may well be, in all cases? We don't think so. But you decide for yourself, because here you are not voiceless. Would you call a church bake sale begging? At the end of the day like any other fundraiser of any nature, from street beggar to school fundraisers to CrowdFunding for a start-up business, its still your choice to give or not. Yes, yes you would become annoyed if you walk in the street and every person is asking for money, be it spare change or a donations, but on the street you don't have a choice to interact with these people even if its just walking faster to get away. On the net with CrowdFunding you have a choice to interact or not. You have a choice to put yourself out there.

There is just one question then: Why go on to a CrowdFunding site if you are not there to register a campaign or contribute? Maybe next time we will discuss this and ask the questions.

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