Gleeful Expressions of Approval

[dookee]

Burning Man has been spoiled by crowds of 'yuppies' and 'frat boys' mostly interested in doing drugs and ogling naked participants.

Welcome to the 21st century.

Truly Epic Lulz.

Comments

[anonymous]

In a festival famous for its lack of rules, how can anybody get mad at a guy for expressing himself by setting a fire that they themselves were going to set a few days later? How ironic is it that somebody is charged with arson at a gathering of people who come to see ... a fire?

[dookee]

Seems to me when you go out into the middle of the desert to get away from civilization and do your own thing, and then 40,000 people show up to do exactly the same thing, the whole point is kind of lost.

I'm sure back in the 80's when it was just a small beach party and they were actually doing something original it was a good time. Now it just reeks of a poor way to excuse conforming to the capitalist American lifestyle every other week of the year.

[jhogan]

Burning Man has a lack of rules relative to normal society, but there are still rules. Kicking someone in the head is not OK, shitting on someone's mattress while they're asleep is not OK, and burning art (private property!) that is not yours is not OK. A friend of mine was near the site of the fire as the lady in charge of this year's Man project approached, and she was in tears.

If an artist wants to burn their work, it's on their terms since it's their property -- they have the right to choose when and how it is done.

As to the general comments about Burning Man being "spoiled" by the crowds of yuppies and frat boys, I don't have a frame of reference since I've only been going for two years, but I haven't really found this to be the case. They are a pretty small percentage of the population. Of course some of the people with this perspective might consider me a yuppie.