it's a week-or-so-long festival in the nevada desert, guided by the following principles: https://burningman.org/about-us/10-principles/
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Never fancied this at all due to (I'll own it) my prejudice that what I'd call a decent festival couldn't exist in the States in 2026 (I've seen your guys take on the rave scene - ouch!)
After watching a documentary and looking at other stuff online this week I've changed my mind and think I'd probably really enjoy (apart from the super-pretentious element but you get that most places, and the heat and sand, and that I'm not what I was physically but again that impacts everything)
I've been involved in a kinda DIY festival/free party/rave(ish) scene for decades in the uk, not so much thesedays but still heavily connected via friends and family, so I definitely vibe with the huge DIY elements to BM
Gotta say I'm massively disappointed by the price - I'd naively assumed it was free, that'll teach me. I've still never quite got over the demise (political smashing morelike) of what was a strong free-festival culture over here (still exists in pockets, but...).
edit... was stoned...don't want the drama!
After watching a documentary and looking at other stuff online this week I've changed my mind and think I'd probably really enjoy (apart from the super-pretentious element but you get that most places, and the heat and sand, and that I'm not what I was physically but again that impacts everything)
I've been involved in a kinda DIY festival/free party/rave(ish) scene for decades in the uk, not so much thesedays but still heavily connected via friends and family, so I definitely vibe with the huge DIY elements to BM
Gotta say I'm massively disappointed by the price - I'd naively assumed it was free, that'll teach me. I've still never quite got over the demise (political smashing morelike) of what was a strong free-festival culture over here (still exists in pockets, but...).
edit... was stoned...don't want the drama!
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it's hard to imagine how an event of this size and scale could exist for free? the land use permit alone comes to about $50 or $60 per attendee. the cost of installing, servicing for a week and removing the 1700 porta potties is about $1.5M.
i think that some people (not you apf) demonstrably have an opinion of burning man which is severely skewed by their own biases and ignorance and they're simply unwilling to accept that they may be wrong. why would anybody waste their time trying to change their mind?
countdown to my departure: 18 days
alasdair
i think that some people (not you apf) demonstrably have an opinion of burning man which is severely skewed by their own biases and ignorance and they're simply unwilling to accept that they may be wrong. why would anybody waste their time trying to change their mind?
countdown to my departure: 18 days
alasdair
