<![CDATA[I think the most important takeaway from Burning Man's decades-long experiment in temporary community is that it all goes to hell as soon as the billionaires show up]]>I think the most important takeaway from Burning Man's decades-long experiment in temporary community is that it all goes to hell as soon as the billionaires show up

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/b27a90e2-cb94-4ac5-99a6-9503b4143f92/i-think-the-most-important-takeaway-from-burning-man-s-decades-long-experiment-in-temporary-community-is-that-it-all-goes-to-hell-as-soon-as-the-billionaires-show-upRSS for NodeFri, 11 Sep 2026 14:12:34 GMTMon, 31 Aug 2026 14:50:18 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to I think the most important takeaway from Burning Man's decades-long experiment in temporary community is that it all goes to hell as soon as the billionaires show up on Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:50:49 GMT]]>@mathew @nonehitwonder @australopithecus @michelestrider Austin used to be so lovely. A little oasis of sanity & creativity deep in the heart of Texas. LoL

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.ai/users/Pineywoozle/statuses/117194453777154976https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.ai/users/Pineywoozle/statuses/117194453777154976Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:50:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I think the most important takeaway from Burning Man's decades-long experiment in temporary community is that it all goes to hell as soon as the billionaires show up on Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:47:21 GMT]]>@michelestrider @garthderby They don’t know how to share for one.]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ack.nerdfight.online/objects/98316c9c-69fa-4326-8b00-0e3586b34d15https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ack.nerdfight.online/objects/98316c9c-69fa-4326-8b00-0e3586b34d15Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:47:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I think the most important takeaway from Burning Man's decades-long experiment in temporary community is that it all goes to hell as soon as the billionaires show up on Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:43:37 GMT]]>@nonehitwonder @australopithecus @michelestrider Austin, Texas too. Someone wrote a book about it:

https://www.texasobserver.org/austin-book-gentrification-rainey-street/

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://universeodon.com/users/mathew/statuses/117193009920471534https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://universeodon.com/users/mathew/statuses/117193009920471534Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:43:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I think the most important takeaway from Burning Man's decades-long experiment in temporary community is that it all goes to hell as soon as the billionaires show up on Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:33:30 GMT]]>@michelestrider if they replaced the man with a random billionaire in attendance every year, things would turn around right quick.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/swelljoe/statuses/117192970129374993https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/swelljoe/statuses/117192970129374993Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:33:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I think the most important takeaway from Burning Man's decades-long experiment in temporary community is that it all goes to hell as soon as the billionaires show up on Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:28:26 GMT]]>@arrrg @michelestrider once your event has a $3000 ticket and a 20m USD budget shortfall its really just a desert grift.]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://comp.lain.la/objects/1e47fe39-b148-42ba-875f-0c245cad1183https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://comp.lain.la/objects/1e47fe39-b148-42ba-875f-0c245cad1183Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:28:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I think the most important takeaway from Burning Man's decades-long experiment in temporary community is that it all goes to hell as soon as the billionaires show up on Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:10:36 GMT]]>@michelestrider as soon as it becomes just about making money, it sucks. i don't know why people don't see this. they ruin everything, but people are like, 'this is the best system ever ... it can never be changed.'

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/arrrg/statuses/117192880073889873https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/arrrg/statuses/117192880073889873Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:10:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I think the most important takeaway from Burning Man's decades-long experiment in temporary community is that it all goes to hell as soon as the billionaires show up on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:53:30 GMT]]>@TheBreadmonkey @michelestrider totally wanted to post this meme.

This is SO TRUE

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/dolanor/statuses/117192812805186910https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/dolanor/statuses/117192812805186910Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:53:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I think the most important takeaway from Burning Man's decades-long experiment in temporary community is that it all goes to hell as soon as the billionaires show up on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:27:18 GMT]]>@TheBreadmonkey @michelestrider
companies trying to farm aura

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/felipeB/statuses/117192709822312363https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/felipeB/statuses/117192709822312363Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:27:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I think the most important takeaway from Burning Man's decades-long experiment in temporary community is that it all goes to hell as soon as the billionaires show up on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:01:04 GMT]]>@michelestrider Recent HBO doc on this was Incredibly On The Nose about it.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://peoplemaking.games/users/getter7seven/statuses/117192606670155835https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://peoplemaking.games/users/getter7seven/statuses/117192606670155835Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:01:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I think the most important takeaway from Burning Man's decades-long experiment in temporary community is that it all goes to hell as soon as the billionaires show up on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:46:47 GMT]]>@michelestrider Pretty much on point

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/gimulnautti/statuses/117192314543196599https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/gimulnautti/statuses/117192314543196599Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:46:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I think the most important takeaway from Burning Man's decades-long experiment in temporary community is that it all goes to hell as soon as the billionaires show up on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:08:54 GMT]]>@michelestrider Intrinsically true. But I'd track back further still: hell goes active the second we believe that fake kindness deserves our financial support.
Denominations simply become arbitrary after that.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115951105757389140/statuses/117191929669375628https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115951105757389140/statuses/117191929669375628Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:08:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I think the most important takeaway from Burning Man's decades-long experiment in temporary community is that it all goes to hell as soon as the billionaires show up on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:54:59 GMT]]>@michelestrider i have a feeling, albeit empirical, that it is things going to hell that bring billionaires, like culture-eating moths to the fires of societal failure.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/argonaut/statuses/117191874906880850https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/argonaut/statuses/117191874906880850Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:54:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I think the most important takeaway from Burning Man's decades-long experiment in temporary community is that it all goes to hell as soon as the billionaires show up on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:52:49 GMT]]>@argonaut @michelestrider What I’m saying is, the experiment has not gone to hell. Maybe to heck.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/users/adamrice/statuses/117191866402792301https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/users/adamrice/statuses/117191866402792301Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:52:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I think the most important takeaway from Burning Man's decades-long experiment in temporary community is that it all goes to hell as soon as the billionaires show up on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:51:44 GMT]]>@adamrice @michelestrider perhaps, but the takeaway stays.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/argonaut/statuses/117191862165209375https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/argonaut/statuses/117191862165209375Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:51:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I think the most important takeaway from Burning Man's decades-long experiment in temporary community is that it all goes to hell as soon as the billionaires show up on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:23:01 GMT]]>@australopithecus @michelestrider

I have personally seen this happen twice in Huntsville, Alabama.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/cainmark/statuses/117191749268583442https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/cainmark/statuses/117191749268583442Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:23:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I think the most important takeaway from Burning Man's decades-long experiment in temporary community is that it all goes to hell as soon as the billionaires show up on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:19:13 GMT]]>@michelestrider we're back on!

https://www.youtube.com/live/cYltJN7n6NQ

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Lazarou/statuses/117191734290693991https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Lazarou/statuses/117191734290693991Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:19:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I think the most important takeaway from Burning Man's decades-long experiment in temporary community is that it all goes to hell as soon as the billionaires show up on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:15:41 GMT]]>@michelestrider

I saw them burn Zozobra once, back in the 1980's

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/SeanPLynch/statuses/117191720378748212https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/SeanPLynch/statuses/117191720378748212Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:15:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I think the most important takeaway from Burning Man's decades-long experiment in temporary community is that it all goes to hell as soon as the billionaires show up on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:19:33 GMT]]>@michelestrider The thing is, you can go to Burning Man and never interact with the billionaires. They might as well not be there (in every sense).

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/users/adamrice/statuses/117191499679384530https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/users/adamrice/statuses/117191499679384530Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:19:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I think the most important takeaway from Burning Man's decades-long experiment in temporary community is that it all goes to hell as soon as the billionaires show up on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:16:31 GMT]]>@TheBreadmonkey It's so true

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/michelestrider/statuses/117191487737722196https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/michelestrider/statuses/117191487737722196Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:16:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I think the most important takeaway from Burning Man's decades-long experiment in temporary community is that it all goes to hell as soon as the billionaires show up on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:05:02 GMT]]>@michelestrider

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/TheBreadmonkey/statuses/117191442560318887https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/TheBreadmonkey/statuses/117191442560318887Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:05:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I think the most important takeaway from Burning Man's decades-long experiment in temporary community is that it all goes to hell as soon as the billionaires show up on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:52:20 GMT]]>@drwho OK

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/michelestrider/statuses/117191392640926338https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/michelestrider/statuses/117191392640926338Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:52:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I think the most important takeaway from Burning Man's decades-long experiment in temporary community is that it all goes to hell as soon as the billionaires show up on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:32:28 GMT]]>@australopithecus @michelestrider oh yeah, I watched that happen to Portland over the past 25 years.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tenforward.social/users/nonehitwonder/statuses/117191314548410807https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tenforward.social/users/nonehitwonder/statuses/117191314548410807Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:32:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I think the most important takeaway from Burning Man's decades-long experiment in temporary community is that it all goes to hell as soon as the billionaires show up on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:25:51 GMT]]>@linuxandyarn @michelestrider One of my high school teachers was a burner.

I wonder what he thinks of it now.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.hackers.town/users/drwho/statuses/117191288505941456https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.hackers.town/users/drwho/statuses/117191288505941456Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:25:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I think the most important takeaway from Burning Man's decades-long experiment in temporary community is that it all goes to hell as soon as the billionaires show up on Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:25:18 GMT]]>@michelestrider May I quote you on that?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.hackers.town/users/drwho/statuses/117191286353663458https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.hackers.town/users/drwho/statuses/117191286353663458Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:25:18 GMT