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Techies aren't ruining burning man, techies made burning man. Without the techie demographic, burning man would be overrun with hippies and it'd be indistinguis
by mullingitover 13y ago
Techies aren't ruining burning man, techies made burning man. Without the techie demographic, burning man would be overrun with hippies and it'd be indistinguishable from any old Rainbow Gathering. Yes, people spend a lot of money on burning man. An obscene amount, even. However, I'd bet that a majority of that money is on art projects and legit theme camps, and only a sliver is spent on the 'turn-key camps' that people get their knickers in a twist about.
- subsystem 13y agoI think you proved a point here, just probably not the one you expected.
- mullingitover 13y agoHow many of Cacophony Society people who led Burning Man to the playa were techies? I'm guessing this number is a lot more than zero.
- fnordfnordfnord 13y ago>I'd bet that a majority of that money is on art projects and legit theme camps One trip's expenses from Texas for a dozen people. Most of our expense is getting there and back. Fuel $4000 Tires $2500 (4 flat tires, more than usual) Geodesic Dome $900 (reusable) Food $1400 Water Storage $300 (reused three times) Most of our theme camp stuff is used/re-purposed things that don't cost a lot.