Burning Man

events i regret not going to this weekend, ranked

(1) pirate fetish convention
(2) trans dance party
(3) one of the many fine local farmer's markets
(4) burning man, which i am assured is totally fine and will continue to be totally fine as long as the drugs don't run out.

"totally fine as long as the drugs don't run out" is how i describe myself on grindr but frankly i've never seen estrogen as much of a party drug

The one person I know at burning man has checked in on FB and she's alive. Definitely posting with #burnerstrong energy, I don't assume any lessons are being learned.

learned lessons are but clay pigeons launched before the disruption gun

it doesnt seem that bad honestly tho if it continued to ran it could be

lol at the heroic adventures walking out of there, assume they got someone to take care of their stuff for them

Or they just leave it and try to collect what money they can from REI when home

faced with the post-holiday deadlines of a monster whose identity cannot withstand missing a single meeting, the gortex moans

sorta wish biden would show up and throws some jumpers of tp and papertowels like trump after maria.

fecal Jackson Pollock

ok, sarahell. thank you. that's enough.

when i see this i get stuck at who’s culpable: art hippies, or edward abbey?

then i just “why not both? i still hope u safe. mostly.”

Other than a few people with seriously compromised health who may need to be evacuated by helicopter, these dolts should be left to commune with their own excrement.

Lol According to Diplo Chris Rock was freaking out that people were going to turn to cannibalism

I mean have you ever tasted tech bro execs?

I mean have you ever tasted tech bro execs?

I went to a desert raver in Mojave during the crazy rainstorms of February 2016. Car got stuck in the mud on the way in and out. Was still fun and I'm sure most people out there are adapting and having a great time. Was nearly snowed on in Death Valley while up in the Racetrack Playa. Went to Burning Man in 2015 when it was probably the 2nd or 1st most dustiest year in its history.

People panicking or making a stink about this are either projecting their distaste for BM or "hippies" or "tech people" or haven't ever actually camped in a desert proper. The lede that's buried here is much of this crazy weather causing this scene is yet another obvious sign of climate change.

heh heh, nah. i know the space. hippies or abbey. but our own septic juices the bechamel, u got that right.

People panicking or making a stink about this are either projecting their distaste for BM or "hippies" or "tech people" or haven't ever actually camped in a desert proper. The lede that's buried here is much of this crazy weather causing this scene is yet another obvious sign of climate change.

1) yes
2) yes
3) yes
4) yes and why should that stop me?
5) no duh

The desert is by definition a place prone to extremes and should be treated with great respect. According to Wikipedia, in 2019, 78,850 people participated in the event. There's a lot of hubris on display in the very concept of Burning Man, no matter how many port-a-potties and medical tents they set up.

Desert Blast, "the largest outlaw fireworks show in the West," was always the one I wanted to get to but never did.
https://www.wired.com/1994/12/desert-blast/

Climate change activists tried to block the entrance to Burning Man and attendees mocked them as they drove through and the organizers called the cops

projecting my distaste for BM or "hippies" or "tech people" while reading this

Burning Man yesterday after rain….double rainbow.
The Playa was dry and walkable tonight.
All the artwork,the Man and the Temple were on display
A memorable year. More rain. Less dust.
Discussions of whether eating vegans counted as keeping vegetarian were strictly hypothetical pic.twitter.com/aSAr732ny9

— Grover Norquist (@GroverNorquist) September 3, 2023

Just want to make Grover small enough that he can be drowned in a mud puddle

Norquist and his wife attended the annual Burning Man festival in Black Rock, Nevada in August 2014. Norquist explained that he wished to attend because, "There's no government that organizes this. That's what happens when nobody tells you what to do. You just figure it out. So Burning Man is a refutation of the argument that the state has a place in nature."

is he a full-on libertarian or something? fuck that dude

Burning Man is a refutation of the argument that the state has a place in nature.

Deep thoughts from someone who can't see past the end of his nose.

That's what happens when nobody tells you what to do. You just figure it out.

Never been to BM, but it looks like there's a whole bunch of someone telling you what to do, and what not to do

"Nobody tells me what to do! I just figure it out!"
- Ayn Rand enthusiast parked in Q4 A12 R33 #12

https://i.imgur.com/XQp3Ks0.png

Where Burning Man's money went (as of pre-Covid 2020)
https://www.rgj.com/story/life/arts/burning-man/2020/01/09/burning-man-money-t-tax-documents-black-rock-city-budget/2827709001/

IT Director Heather Gallagher: $183,000, increase of $46,000
Managing Director Heather White: $176,000, increase of $15,000

https://i.imgur.com/ze9TRgp.png

classic boston accent name

i went to school with a girl named heathah mcgwiah

heather ledger itt

what are the rival "purplish blooms" namewise?

i think crocus, catmint and purpletop vervain, i'm calling christian slater's agent right now

There's a lot of hubris on display in the very concept of Burning Man, no matter how many port-a-potties and medical tents they set up.

There's a lot of hubris in the very existence of the cities of Phoenix, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Mexico City, and Venice; not to mention a good dozen metropolises in India and China. Civilization is Hubris. If anything BM is at least a creative expression of a city that ends up appearing and disappearing over the course of a few months and has inspired a lot more positive things than negative, unlike a ton of other festivals and events that free passes for infinitely worse shit.

What happens to some of those aforementioned urban centers over the next 25-50 years is far more concerning than any environmental or even moral issues Black Rock City would offer up.

that get free passes

_There's a lot of hubris on display in the very concept of Burning Man, no matter how many port-a-potties and medical tents they set up._


There's a lot of hubris in the very existence of the cities of Phoenix, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Mexico City, and Venice; not to mention a good dozen metropolises in India and China. Civilization is Hubris. If anything BM is at least a creative expression of a city that ends up appearing and disappearing over the course of a few months and has inspired a lot more positive things than negative, unlike a ton of other festivals and events that free passes for infinitely worse shit.

What happens to some of those aforementioned urban centers over the next 25-50 years is far more concerning than any environmental or even moral issues Black Rock City would offer up.

the art is bad too, not even really art

engage in disgusting hedonism

okay, what's wrong with this exactly?

"I don’t care how exotic the drugs or how interesting the art is: once people such as Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk show up to your party, there is no longer anything countercultural about it. You are not rebelling against the man. You are the man."

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/commentisfree/2023/sep/05/why-all-the-burning-man-schadenfreude-where-do-i-start-

burning man is so lame that's the funniest part, just the dumbest, lamest 90s cyber cafe white dread bullshit

I mean let's just tell off Glastonbury, Sonar (which shows off very similar art) and everything else then. And I guess sex, drugs and having fun is no longer okay! Just because some huge assholes go to the same thing. Like all events and concerts too. Jeez I guess I'll never leave the house and just hate the world, okay? This outrage at BM is completely ridiculous. Should we make fun of all the regional burns too?

Wrt to my city comparisons, the very fact Venice is still around is hubris. Building any give urban center at any point in human history has profound impacts on the surrounding environs and even the weather. My point stands.

I'm grateful to burning man for luring the most annoying people away from the bay area for a week every year.

It'd be nice if they actually did try to establish a real city out there so we'd have more than a week's reprieve.

Also somebody has to burn that guy

Like so many things in human experience, it's an interesting concept made significantly less interesting by the people actually involved.

glastonbury and sonar can have some decent music and don't have inflated reputations as proof of concept of anarcho-capitalism

you're not allowed to buy or sell things, but fair point on the music

I feel a lot of the people posting above have never gone. Honestly, I felt similarly before I went in 2011, but I chose to go without expectations or cynicism. One of the best times of my life and gave me a creative energy I still channel to this day, hence my defensiveness. I also love watching and going to concerts and professional sports games so I'm used to being around large crowds non sober people sprinkled with oligarchs and massive dickheads.

Should we make fun of all the regional burns too?

I mean, sure?

xp I have tons of friends who go and even work there but it is def not for me, I do see the positives (although there are also negatives) and tbh nobody who is a regular there seemed the least bit put out by the weather issues