I can't say much about this, because I never really used fundraising platform, only read news about the from time to time. But in essence I do think they are an incredible tool to fund any kind of project.

I called it as an issue because now and then I read about these kind of stuff happening. It's just the accountability must be really clear on these platforms.

About the 🥔, well, it's complicated. It might of might not have any effect on the price (I think it won't, but I might be wrong) but its an opportunity to raise a big issue that happens around here:

Big stake holders don't seem to have any clue about what is needed to increase the blockchain value, and this potato "experiment" is just another example of it.

Anyway, if you are still interested in thus topic I would to hear your opinion here: https://esteem.app/sbdpotato/@phgnomo/law-of-supply-and-demand-definition-and-explanation-or-why-the-sbdpotato-experiment-just-won-t-work

I stopped using steemit for like year, and returning to it this year it's saddening to see that the stake holders minds and idea still haven't evolved....