I can't defend the guy in the Reddit post. After so many years, a little research would have gone a long way.
Now, if he was an original backer who had been trying to get money back from CIG after half a decade of delays and what amounts to a bait and switch from the initial Kickstarter campaign, I'd have more empathy.
That said, in both cases, there are no finished games to be had, and no one is "playing" - they're paying CIG to test builds - which, I mean, I don't have enough bourbon in my house to wrap my head around that, let alone all of the other things that have taken place on Mr. Roberts' Wild Ride.