Hmm interesting that you don't find it democratic : )
I think the opossite:
by offering a platform which is open to all kind of modules we provide a standard. This standard makes it less exensive as soon people start adopting.
The prices we show is based on 100 only. So expect price cuts during the campaign -> we can't change prices but add stretch goals.

So instead of everyone is cooking his own soup, it becomes a adaptable solution and home of new modules based on new tech.

Also to be fair you have to count in the cost reductions for "workhours" and "peripherals" as you need only 1/28th of cables, psu's (even more as you can connect boards to each other), Cables, etc.

Work reduction means:
If you need to update to a new CPU-Core (ARM, x64, Fpga, Risc-V, etc) you can do that during runtime. No need to power off anything. No work to cut of cables, unpluf PSU's, swap psu's, add cables again, mount the board and so on...

It is as easy and quick as adding a RAM module on a mainboard. CLICK
So if you think about Mining Farms and managing them, you find ist very cost efficte to be ablte to scale and upgrade them to new Technology in 1/28th of the time or eben less compared to Servers / Rigs or SBC's