I’ve seen a lot of videos on YouTube of burning man and it seems absolutely miserable. Having dust blowing everywhere, followed by deep mud, followed by hours long traffic trying to get out. What’s appealing about it? To me the exhibits seem contrived and the suffering seems unnecessary. But I’ve also been told it’s a good “networking event”.
Man Found Dead at Burning Man, Prompting Homicide Investigation - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45122404 - September 2025
https://journal.burningman.org/2025/08/news/brc-news/stateme...
I’ve seen a lot of videos on YouTube of burning man and it seems absolutely miserable. Having dust blowing everywhere, followed by deep mud, followed by hours long traffic trying to get out. What’s appealing about it? To me the exhibits seem contrived and the suffering seems unnecessary. But I’ve also been told it’s a good “networking event”.
Now identified: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/sep/03/burning-man-...