AcademicLive on KickstarterKickstarter

Lies We Like: The Self Delusion of American Higher Education

Former university trustee calls out the lies, urges a new path forward to better serve students and communities.

Created by Stephen Ludwig · Launched Jul 21, 2026 · Closes Aug 20, 2026

Source: public Kickstarter page · all funding figures & images via KickstarterView on Kickstarter →

Raised

$5K

Goal $6K

Backers

39

11 data points

Funded

95%

Of goal

Time Left

26 days left

BackerLens analysis

🟢 Outperforming the Academic category average. This project has hit 95% of its goal, while the average live Academic project on Kickstarter sits at 28% (3.4× the category median).

Lens Score: 55 / 100 — medium potential. 24-hour funding growth of +20720.0% suggests sustained momentum.

Compare against 10 other live Academic projects →

Funding trend

11 snapshots since launch · refreshed every 8 hours

Jul 22, 2026Jul 25, 2026

Backer growth

Back this project on Kickstarter →

BackerLens tracks the public Kickstarter listing. We are not affiliated with the creator.

Funding curve story

steady

Did not reach goal during the campaign window.

Steady accumulation — sustained backer interest throughout the campaign.

day 1day 4

More breakouts in Academic

01

KSLight Fantastic | Faszination Licht

Academic·DE·★ Staff Pick

$20K

116% funded

+0.6%

24h

40

LENS

02

KSGlobal AI Development & Competitiveness Assessment Framework

Academic·US

$634

63% of goal

0.0%

24h

14

LENS

03

KSTrellis Education Apps

Academic·US

$10

0% of goal

0.0%

24h

2

LENS

04

KSEpistemic Mathematics

Academic·US

$150

1% of goal

0.0%

24h

2

LENS

See all Academic projects →

LENS SCORE

55/ 100

Medium potential

Based on funding velocity, backer momentum, target completion, and Kickstarter staff-pick status.

Target completion95%

Backers39

Days running3d

Staff pickNo

FORECAST

BETA

~$16K

Predicted to fund 295% of goal

○ Low confidence (early)

How is this calculated? ›

BackerLens uses an empirical Kickstarter funding curve: ~30% of final pledged comes in days 1-3, ~70% by 85% of duration, then a final-week push to 100%. We divide current pledged by where the curve says we should be at this point in the campaign.

Project is in its first day or two — forecast is highly speculative and will tighten as more data comes in.

This is an experimental model. Don’t bet sourcing decisions on a single number — the funding curve cross-section is just a heuristic.

Want alerts on projects like this?

Open BackerLens Free →