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I went once, around 5 years ago, and I got the impression that Burning Man was mostly a huge party rather than a community of people - and that's fine. Million
by rcpt 12y ago
I went once, around 5 years ago, and I got the impression that Burning Man was mostly a huge party rather than a community of people - and that's fine.
Million dollar sound systems, pyrotechnics, and the kinds of people who can make that happen aren't going to show up at a Rainbow Family Gathering anytime soon.
- hoprocker 12y agoWell stated. There are plenty of excesses to point to that have nothing to do with the small number of attendees making over $1M/yr. Burning Man is a giant art party in the desert. It's becoming increasingly expensive in part because it's been increasingly popular, and so requires increasing facilitation (i.e. a temporary medical center complete with a radiology setup). Everybody that attends influences it, even the very wealthy, and the more interesting among these direct their influence intentionally by funding art and performance which anybody can experience.
- voltagex_ 12y agoJust curious, why do they need a radiology setup?
- ende 12y agoFor all the rad people there man.
- _almosnow 12y agoBc broken bones I guess.
- johan_larson 12y agoIt's probably an x-ray machine. I doubt anyone comes to the playa for a spot of cancer treatment.
- toothbrush 12y ago> Million dollar sound systems, pyrotechnics, and the kinds of people who can make that happen aren't going to show up at a Rainbow Family Gathering anytime soon. Yeah, i'm not sure that would even be appreciated. Full disclosure: i was at the Iberian Peninsula Family Gathering in '11, and i haven't been to Burning Man (am kind of motivated to, though, in a sort of long-term TODO way), so that's my experience, but my impression is that the mentalities are rather different... I feel the Rainbowers kind of like their toned-down way of doing things (e.g. explicitly no stereo systems)...