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Re:The Vanishing Idealism of Burning Man by the_af on Friday August 24, 2018 @10:54AM (#17835279)
I'm not arguing against the existence of Burning Man -- it does seem silly to me, but like many things I consider silly, it has the right to exist and other people can enjoy them.

I'm arguing against the idea that "any able-bodied person" can attend Burning Man, or events like it. Lots of healthy people cannot afford to attend events like that, for multiple reasons.

Re:The Vanishing Idealism of Burning Man by c22 on Friday August 24, 2018 @05:22PM (#17837961)
I think your argument misses the point because any able bodied person can attend Burning Man if they make doing so a priority in their life. No one is arguing that people who don't care too much about attending don't manage to go, and frankly, even with a bunch of disposable income if your trip to Burning Man was "easy" you're doing it wrong.
Re:The Vanishing Idealism of Burning Man by the_af on Friday August 24, 2018 @05:55PM (#17838114)
I don't know how I can put it more simply: it's definitely not true that any able bodied person can attend Burning Man.
Re:The Vanishing Idealism of Burning Man by c22 on Friday August 24, 2018 @10:14PM (#17839172)
I guess we'll have to agree to disagree then because I've been a dozen times and I've met both able bodied and disabled people there from literally every walk of life, including self-described homeless, octogenarians on fixed incomes, people suffocating under medical bills for their cancer treatments, and folks from a dizzying array of far away countries.