Originally Posted by
berlinonaut
You certainly have a point here - those with money involved are probably a bit biased and would not let their hopes go as easily (as this would basically mean they did misjudge when backing the project).
But on the other hand backers are obviously far better informed than "normal people" via the internal backer-portal - this may lead to a better foundation for their judgment than with the "externals" that have to jude from the outside w/o information or based on a limited amount of second hand information.
Well put. Though I would suggest that the compulsion to protect the sense of having made the right call is not particularly dependent on having put money on the line and applies just as much to those who made the call against.