$6? Tell me you're not that guy who did a joke fundraiser for potato salad and ended up throwing a huge picnic for people. Seriously, though, fundraising in Bitcoin CAN be done but it's difficult, possibly even more difficult than getting noticed on Kickstarter because most Bitcoin fundraising sites just don't have the visibility. Which basically means you'll be the one doing the legwork and I wouldn't be doing a lot of begging for donations here on Bitcointalk.
I am sure he was kidding. You don't have to guns on him.
I would say I was half kidding and half serious. I see people on YouTube and Twitter begging for money. I mean crowdfunding. I've actually thought about becoming a professional online beggar. The whole capitalist dream hasn't really worked out so well for me. In fact, I'm pretty bad at it. I'm not sure if I'd be better at begging, but it might be worth a try.