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Social media seems to be laughing its ass off about this tragedy, is it because the folks at burning man are perceived as frivolous hippies or something? Everyone I’ve ever met who was a regular burning man attendee has been a solid human being with strong morals, personally and financially responsible, a career. Upstanding members of society for sure. I guess all some people know is the sensationalized drugs and sex. A person died. This is a tragedy for an event that brings positivity into the world. Kind of annoyed.

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[-] SuckMyWang@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago

Wouldn’t every event or festival be an exercise in waste and excess? May be e we should just stay at home forever and work

[-] scytale@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I’ve heard smaller, local burns are better experiences now and are less wasteful. Just like most things, the original spirit and intent of an event gets lost when it becomes bigger and commercialized.

[-] snowfalldreamland@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well it being in the middle of a desert makes it more wasteful.

But yes giant festivals that encourage a lot of travel and needlessly burning things are in general wasteful and potentially excessive. There are other leisure activities, so discouraging festivals is not equivalent to working nonstop.

[-] planish@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

Isn't unnecessarily lighting stuff on fire kind of the point?

[-] SuckMyWang@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago
[-] planish@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

They build and set ablaze a giant man! It's eponymous!

[-] atempuser23@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yes.

People always judge personal waste as something they don't enjoy. It's fun to hate on people who enjoy things.

I have never went but the people I know who go have been going so long that their kids are bringing their kids. It sounds like a great community event where most of the point is to meet the people who go there.

The desert is usually a good place to host a mass event since it is a flat large area. By definition rain is rare in a desert.

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