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Re:The Vanishing Idealism of Burning Man by adrianN on Friday August 24, 2018 @01:28AM (#17832983)
Living in a shed with basically no income works okay while you're relatively young and healthy. It really kills your chances of living comfortably when you're old and can't work on your potato patch anymore.
Re:The Vanishing Idealism of Burning Man by jdietrich on Friday August 24, 2018 @02:41PM (#17836915)
If you're a software developer or an advertising executive, you have a lot of options in terms of freelancing, consulting and remote employment. You have more choices than just conventional employment or voluntary destitution.