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The big thing that makes Burning Man what it is, is the attendees. The work involved in preparing, travelling, and surviving on the Playa is a big part of atte
by jackfoxy 8y ago
The big thing that makes Burning Man what it is, is the attendees.
The work involved in preparing, travelling, and surviving on the Playa is a big part of attendee self-selection.
There is a tension between radical inclusion and radical self-reliance. If you make BM too easy for people you end up with more tourists. Tourists and social media influencers do not positively contribute, IMO.
- skwb 8y ago| Tourists and social media influencers do not positively contribute, IMO. Also see: Fyre
- perfmode 8y agoanother problem is: if money is what enables attendance you’ll end up with a bunch of jack dorseys running around.
- gojomo 8y agoWhatever issues I might have with some of Dorsey's policies, I expect he'd be a fine burner (if he did, or already has, attended).
- Aloha 8y agoI think the spectator is a valid part of any event like this - but the spectator should perhaps be a small percentage of attendees - participants being more important. I'd love to attend Burning Man, but short of buying an RV, and driving down there, the time involved to do so exceeds my budget - even though there is a good chance I'd show up and end up volunteering my time in some way to help the collective whole. I like the participatory ethos, and it shouldn't be crowded out by the tourists, but the tourists are somewhat important too.