[bopat]

Can’t imagine the smell.

[Runway48]

Originally Posted by JoMar

Remember woodstock?

I was at Woodstock (actually had tickets). And yes, it was impossible not to get wet if you stayed for the full weekend. But nothing like what's shown in this picture. Also, I don't recall any RVs, some tents, most just stayed out in the elements. Just an event that became spontaneously huge, beyond planned capacity.

[Velvet]

A man was found dead lying in a pool of blood on Saturday at Burning Man. Looks like homicide. He certainly got away from it all…

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

excess population growth causes problems.

yes!

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by bopat

Can’t imagine the smell.

I can. 🤢🤮😵😵*💫🤧

[fdpaq0580]

Given the opportunity to do so, many will intentionally make the wrong decision.
Hold my beer while I show you how it's done.

[Pugchief]

Originally Posted by Mrmean58

There have been several high profile CEOs who have taken there entire executive teams in 1/2 million dollar RVs
with their own chefs and support staff on "team building " adventures.

The entire purpose behind the Black Rock Burning Man event and the other 18 similar events is to escape from the hustles of everyday life.

Those two statements are diametrically opposed.

[Pugchief]

Originally Posted by airstreamingypsy

It's so weird, to make a post denigrating people thousands of miles away, for doing something you wouldn't want to do. I have friends who go every year, they enjoy it. Since no one is forced to go, I don't understand why you care what others do, if it's not affecting you.

To each his own. Just commenting on popular culture. It seems like most here agree with me.

[Pugchief]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

And for people living HERE in The Villages, so close to the Ocala Forest, to mock the same situations at Burning Man, that we already have "in our own back yard" so to speak, speaks loudly of the ignorance and fear of other that I mention often.

The difference is the people at Burning Man choose to put themselves in that situation. Assuming the majority living in Ocala Forest is due to lack of better options.

Hardly the same.

[Pugchief]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

Excess population growth CAUSES problems.

Tell that to the experts who fear population collapse, as the birthrate in most of the world outside of Africa is below replacement rate.

[Aces4]

Originally Posted by Pugchief

The difference is the people at Burning Man choose to put themselves in that situation. Assuming the majority living in Ocala Forest is due to lack of better options.

Hardly the same.

I think we'd all be surprised how many embrace that lifestyle. The streets, or in this case the forest, are their choice of living style. Of course, if you throw money their way, they'll take it. Many cities have tried to move people from the streets to homeless shelters or other housing and have been refused. There are, of course, those that would like a home of their own.

[GoldenBoy]

Originally Posted by Pugchief

What is wrong with these people? Even without the weather, this looks like a recipe for disaster.

Burning Man 2025

Have you looked around Brownwood or LSL while the bands are playing?
Burning Man but with Old People.

[CoachKandSportsguy]

Originally Posted by GoldenBoy

Have you looked around Brownwood or LSL while the bands are playing?
Burning Man but with Old People.

yeah, NO!

[Velvet]

Originally Posted by GoldenBoy

Have you looked around Brownwood or LSL while the bands are playing?
Burning Man but with Old People.

Actually, more like the opposite. You are trying to equate fringe behavior with quite conservative.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Pugchief

Tell that to the experts who fear population collapse, as the birthrate in most of the world outside of Africa is below replacement rate.

There are 2 ways to look at that. It is NOT the "experts" that fear population dropping - it is the owners of large businesses that want a large customer base, while ALSO paying their employees minimal wages. It is the peons that fight the high traffic and bad air to get to work at 8 AM, while the large business owners arrive by chauffeur at 10 AM. Businesses want dense populations to buy their goods. Everyone (most people) complain about bad roads and too much traffic. But, the other side of that equation is - if there were less people, in any given area, the traffic would be less, the roads would NOT have potholes, and the commute would be enjoyable. It is juvenile to assume that more is better in everything. That is a strange example about African population increasing, because their cities are HOPELESSLY overcrowded and most are CONSTANTLY at war. Population density gets eventually corrected by war and diseases. The US did not learn anything from COVID. As sure as darkness becomes light - there will be another Covid-like PANDEMIC.