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submitted 1 year ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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The Burning Man fiasco is the ultimate tech culture clash. Climate change, protests, tech, elitism, (untrue) Ebola rumors — everything converged when heavy rains left thousands of people stranded i...::Climate change, protests, tech, elitism, (untrue) Ebola rumors—everything converged when heavy rains left thousands of people stranded in the Nevada desert.

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[–] hazeebabee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

From hearing various first hand accounts, it sounds like alot of hardcore burners embraced the rain & most others dipped out as soon as they could (many while the exit was technically closed).

I bet the energy was kinda fun and wild as long as you has the right gear and attitude

[–] dipshit@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

If you don’t have the right gear and attitude, you’re going to have a bad time at burning man to begin with.

There’s a certain type of burner that shows up for the weekend and leaves. Other types of burners (DPW) actually setup the city and tear it down after the event, living on the playa for months.

So yeah, it’s a spectrum, for sure.