Misk wrote:i know more burners than i'd like to have ever met. every one of them is 30-40, does a lot of acid, and missed the rave days. i am not interested at all in a bunch of old people trying to party like its 1989 when they were to busy going to law school, or in the navy, or pledging a fraternity instead of heading out to clubs and 'raves'.
really, i thought i was a bit of a "hippy" in junior high (long hair, patchouli, dreads, weed, led zeppelin, dirty clothes) but these people are soaking up a watered down version of flowerchild philosophy like its fake liquid acid. Every one of them i've ever met was pathetic and simple minded.
im never going.
woah dude!! you got things really mixed up!
Please do some research before you start dogging on the most amazing place i've ever been to in this world!
Burning Man has a different meaning for everyone. For me its about surviving in the harshest lands in north america with 50,000 other people without the use of money, vending, advertisement, ect.. Its a place to really do some soul searching and to connect with people on a level like i've never experinced before. Its a place to do whatever your heart desires and not be judged, to share your passions and thoughts. Its a place of interactive art, huge sound systems with out anything to reverb off of, food, giving, freedom, learning, ect..
people can call it a "hippy" event or whatever you wanna call it, but i've never seen a more diverse group of people in one area. Its truly a place to be yourself.
btw, burning man was started by a man named larry harvey over 20 yrs ago on a beach. He broke up with his long term girlfriend and burned her shit with a few friends to rid himself of those possessions which started a tradition that now is recognized world wide and is the worlds largest "leave no trace" festival. That means after 50,000 people live there for 1-2 weeks, you wouldn't even be able to find a cigarette butt when we are gone!
(also, dubstep has been the sound of choice out there.)
i understand burning man isn't for everyone, but to say what you said was straight ignorant, unless you believe that people working together to achieve a community based on giving is stupid.
Are you okay with the direction our world is headed, full of greed, unethical corporations, natural resources not being used because of people in power, war, poverty, ect?? I'm not, so I'm apart of a solution, which you call "hippie closed mindedness".
I like to view Burning Man as a social experiment, the way we really should be living. Wouldn't you like to live in a world that encourage people to do what they love and to be whoever you are? A place of self reliant people that don't rely on corporate america to survive.
these are all issues that need to be addressed and solved, unfortunately closed minded people call these "hippie" issues, which are the same people in power that are destroying our planet!
btw, im not a fucking hippie, just someone who cares and won't stand for what our society has become, GREEDY!
now, how can you call these people "simple minded" like you said?? unless your a republican thats only concern is money and power, you should see these points as valid concerns that we all need to work on.
