> Oh no, of course the individual(s) that promised those things aren't divorced from reality.

I didn't say that. From a business standpoint, it seems like a very long shot.

What did you expect the advertising campaign to be like?

"We don't really know what we're doing, we're going to fuck this up, give us your money!"

CAVEAT EMPTOR (Kickstarter terms of service, paraphrased)