Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Once upon a time, "To Back Or Not To Back" was consistently the most popular segment on this channel. And then last year it stopped. Maybe for good, maybe not, but here's what happened and why.

Why Kickstarter Isn't A Good Deal Anymore - youtube.com/watch?v=OP26S27P2go

TimeStamps:
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:01:45 - How It All Started
0:06:35 - It Actually Caused Me To Back More
0:08:45 - It Was Already Changing 5 Years Ago
0:12:01 - Then Covid Happened
0:16:20 - Then Tariffs Happened
0:21:10 - I Tried Not Covering the Value
0:24:00 - That Brought Me To Today

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