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As a burner myself this makes me really sad that this is what people are going to think of Burning Man. Many people absolutely do bring their mother and wear wh
by mattnewton 8y ago
As a burner myself this makes me really sad that this is what people are going to think of Burning Man. Many people absolutely do bring their mother and wear whatever they want to the burn. It’s sad to consider those were done as guarding measures in this case.
There is a movement to get “Consent” ratified as the 11th principle, and I have to image for most of the people who aren’t for it, it’s because they don’t see the image problem the event has from stories like this, and wonder why people need to be reminded of something as basic as “Consent”. Well, here is why.
I absolutely do not want this event I have fallen in love with to be associated with executives hitting on people and pushing drugs.
- marricks 8y agoI think you stepped over the other key detail “mentioning an open relationship”, I don’t think they’re all together slamming burning man
- StudentStuff 8y agoI won't go to Burning Man, and my SO won't go back after going with our friends due to the culture around the event. There are lots of great people that make an effort to go to Burning Man, but I have no desire to hang out with a good portion that are essentially mindless techbros, if I want that I can go wander over to Fremont, South Lake Union or similar. The pervasive "fuck you, got mine" among this crowd is toxic, similar to lawbertarians espousing their beliefs. In the context of Burning Man these attitudes don't make sense, but this demographic does not reconcile their attitudes and that of what they participate in, all that matters is others have said they should go.
- patrioticaction 8y agoBurning Man is libertarian Mecca for acolytes of Joe Rogan.
- wyclif 8y agoJoe Rogan didn't ruin Burning Man. There's a long, long history of Burning Man being "over"...probably beginning with the second year it was held.
- Regardsyjc 8y agoHave you read about the labor practices of Burning Man and related suicides? I'm not surprised. https://www.magneticmag.com/2018/08/report-burning-man-accused-of-poor-working-conditions-anti-union-activity/ https://www.magneticmag.com/2018/08/report-burning-man-accus...
- StudentStuff 8y agoI haven't read about them, but a friend of mine got to spend quite a bit of time out on playa pre-burn as part of staff. The labor practices of the org are not great from what I heard from this friend, they ended up replacing many employees this past year with contractors it seems...
- madeuptempacct 8y agoSounds like a great feeling though.
- StudentStuff 8y agoNot particularly, this attitude tends to bite the demographic that holds it in the ass as time goes on. Quite hilarious to observe as an outsider.
- fjsolwmv 8y agoBurning Man stopped being Burning Man over 10years ago, when people started bringing portable private hotels, if not earlier.
- leesec 8y agoThank you, gate keeper of Burning Man, for deciding and letting us know what Burning Man truly is.
- drb91 8y agoThe ability of people to complain about things they can easily avoid never ceases to astound me. Secondly, nobody cares what you think about burning man. That goes for everyone. Just go if you want to and enjoy it on your own terms and don’t ruin someone else’s day.
- thereare5lights 8y agoThe ability of people to complain about other people complaining, which they can easily avoid, never ceases to astound me. Secondly, nobody cares what you think about other people's complaints. That goes for everyone. Just ignore it you want to and disregard it on your own terms and don't ruin someone else's day.
- samplatt 8y agoAll of these comments are valid, but this is easily the most reddit-esque thread I've seen on this site.
- nickpeterson 8y agoHere comes dat boi!
- 1024core 8y ago> Burning Man stopped being Burning Man over 10years ago Burners were saying that 10 years ago too.
- drb91 8y agoIt seems odd to take this as an indictment of burning man when it should be verboten to invite anyone to an intimate event DURING A PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEW. Wait until after the interview and try to know them on personal terms.... then maybe. Even that seems super sketchy as you could interpet it as tied to the interview.
- mattnewton 8y agoActually even then, if you value your employment, I feel like this is a sacrifice you make when you cross the rubicon to director-level and above.
- MisterTea 8y agoIt was taken as an opportunity to announce that they are in fact a "burner". I suppose that's dope or something.
- drb91 8y ago“See? My millions of dollars haven’t atrophied my soul.”
- mygo 8y agoI don’t think this has too much to do with Burning Man. If he had even invited her to travel to a business conference with the intent to get laid it would have been the same deal.
- rokhayakebe 8y agoIf "conservative clothes" and "bringing your mom" are irrelevant, it should not have been mentioned.
- throwaway2048 8y agoIts to head off accusations that she was "dressed like that" and other stupid nonsense. As if that's an excuse to throw away professionalism.
- bfuller 8y ago"never without asking"
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- jondubois 8y agoJust looking at the price of a ticket, you know straight away what Burning Man is really about. It's a festival for rich capitalists who want to use freedom of expression as a pretext for acting out their erotic fantasies. Rich tech people always have to put idealistic labels on everything they do.
- svantana 8y agoI was also at Burning Man 2013 (when this seems to have taken place), and some of my female friends were approached by middle aged men who offered them massages. When trying to decline politely, these men used a sort of "uptight-shaming" tactic, saying things like "you're at burning man, you need to relax". They ended up going along with it and felt very badly about it afterwards. I'm not saying this is typical, but it does occur.
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