I am learning that strategic ambiguity is more fun than explicit clarity sometimes and practice accordingly.

For me, this thread is primarily about 2 things:

• sharing information available to backers, within the parameters I feel are fair to Helix, with non-backers - as someone who was not a backer, was very interested in the Helix and ultimately bought out a backer, this thread was one of the few sources of useful information on the bike and its progress. I wish to extend that benefit to others who share that interest in any way
• enrichment of the Helix journey - the Helix project is really interesting and the backer portal provides glimpses of it through a filter. Many, though not all by far, thoughts, opinions, observations and queries on this thread are ultimately additive, providing different perspectives and insights, thereby enriching my, and I hope others, understanding and appreciation of the journey we are witness to

In addition, and as a corrolary to the above, I feel it a duty to try to debate, challenge and debunk statements on this thread (usually negative) which I percieve to be unfair, baseless, ill informed and/or misleading, based on the information available to backers and a bit of logic and rigour. The cut and thrust of debate, while occassionaly overheated, is enjoyable, the stakes are essentially nil and it releases frustration at the pace of the actual project.

You make a good point on the catchment demographic for premium folders and the privilege of being 3%ers. However in the context of the above, you are preaching to the converted. This thread is a personal indulgence and matters not a whit in the grand scheme of things. My response is therefore heartfelt agreement with the core sentiment, gentle, jestful mockery of its seriousness in such a frivolous context (no offense intended!) and a straight answer to your question of is it worth it. I don't know what the emojis for that are.