What's the point in most records? Whats the point in running the 100m sprint 0.01 seconds faster than the previous guy, or breaking the land speed record for steam powered cars? If we had to have an obvious point that every armchair critics could instantly cotton on to, a lot of interesting and exciting things would never get done.
Just off the top of my head, this project would be a nice showcase for an oil producer like Aeroshell who wanted to demonstrate the protective qualities of their oil, for example. The quoted point of the project is to draw attention to sufferers of child-hood abuse, and it is already gathering decent media attention in the US in order to do just that. Apart from that, why does it even need a point in order to satisfy some faceless internet critic; I'd say that wanting to do it is reason enough.
I don't think it has to be labeled wise in order not to be foolish. I wouldn't say it's at either extreme; it's somewhere in the middle. I can't see who it's going to hurt, other than themselves in the worst case, so I have a little trouble understanding people's hostility towards it; how is their record attempt harming you, exactly?
It's been done successfully before, for 64 and a half days; so I don't see any reason at all why they can't do 65 or more. What interesting and unique thing are *you* doing for aviation, that's so much better than their efforts?