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Comment author: Lumifer 26 January 2015 07:45:45PM 2 points [-]

Kickstarter is an excellent example of how to monetize affective biases :-D

Comment author: IlyaShpitser 29 January 2015 04:10:09PM 2 points [-]

Kickstarter implements dominant assurance contracts, e.g. it solves a coordination problem and takes a cut for doing so. It's an example of doing well by doing good.