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Burning Man, like the internet, peaked in the 90’s.
by deepfriedchokes 2y ago
Burning Man, like the internet, peaked in the 90’s.
- RadixDLT 2y agoyou mean 2009
- msla 2y agoFrankly, the fact anyone posting here knows about Burning Man proves it's over. These things only work if they're special, such that only like-minded people know about them and can attend. It's the Summer Of Love Problem: Once everyone's calling it that, the idiots, losers, and assholes move in, and nobody can experience what it once was. It's why MIT and Harvard will never be "inclusive" in any real way, just differently exclusive along other arbitrary contours.
- ehvatum 2y agoI feel the same way about the Barkley Marathons. What was once a soulful, austere and obscure contest against time and nature is now become a Roman orgy of decadence with contestants hauled about on opulent palanquins and all manner of one-wheeled contraption. It used to be special. If drugs were taken, they were not enjoyed. Hacker News became aware of the marathons, and now it’s only a matter of time until old Lazarus Lake is blowing that conch shell on stage with Taylor Swift, I tell you.