(Ah, gentrification..I know…there goes the neighborhood..)
Not Content To Ruin Just San Francisco, Rich Techies Are Gentrifying Burning Man Too « WORDVIRUS
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This will come as news only to people who have not attended Burning Man in the last couple of years, but the New York Times has just caught on to the fact that Silicon Valley millionaires (and billionaires) have been attending the desert festival in greater numbers
and quickly ruining it with their displays of wealth. While we used to
call Coachella “Burning Man Lite for Angelenos,” Burning Man itself is
quickly becoming Coachella on Crack for rich tech folk who want to get
naked and do bong hits with Larry Page in Elon Musk’s decked-out RV.
Burners won’t just be sharing the playa with Larry and Sergey, Zuck, Grover Norquist, and at least one Winklevoss twin this year. There will also be a legion of new millionaires, most of them probably Burning Man virgins, who…
and quickly ruining it with their displays of wealth. While we used to
call Coachella “Burning Man Lite for Angelenos,” Burning Man itself is
quickly becoming Coachella on Crack for rich tech folk who want to get
naked and do bong hits with Larry Page in Elon Musk’s decked-out RV.
Burners won’t just be sharing the playa with Larry and Sergey, Zuck, Grover Norquist, and at least one Winklevoss twin this year. There will also be a legion of new millionaires, most of them probably Burning Man virgins, who…
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