The grandparent is saying that the other residents of San Francisco who have no interest in going to Burning Man and protest stuff like Google buses would prote

The grandparent is saying that the other residents of San Francisco who have no interest in going to Burning Man and protest stuff like Google buses would protest the art as well, whether it is in the form of an actual public protest or by opposing permits/funding at the local politics level. Especially when it comes to Burning Man art, one man's master piece is another's unnecessary traffic jam. Many, if not the majority of the most interesting, art pieces can't even be safely installed or operated (yes, operated in the case of art cars) anywhere near a suburban or urban environment. Where else can you build several climbable three to five story buildings with labels like "Bank of Unamerica" and "Goldman Suchs" [1] just to destroy them in a blaze of glory more symbolic than the art itself? Where else can you drive around a giant party boat [2], explore a sunken pirate ship buried in the playa [3], or watch action movie style explosions light a giant effigy on fire [3]? If you've ever seen the LED lights lining the Bay Bridge a few years ago, that was an art project costing in the same ballpark as some of the most impressive Burning Man art (i.e., like the dancing lady now found on Treasure Island) and took several years to get properly off the ground with all of the local politics involved in installing something on a major landmark. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KPrLgWHMF0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KPrLgWHMF0 [2] http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/08/21/fashion/21DISRUPT1/21zDISRUPT-master675.jpg http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/08/21/fashion/21DISRUPT1... [3] http://blog.burningman.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/pier2_shay.jpg http://blog.burningman.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/pier2_... [4] https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7414/10302625835_f9a0f51bef_b.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7414/10302625835_f9a0f51bef_b....