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Re:The Death of Couchsurfing? by bigiain on Monday May 18, 2020 @01:02AM (#23218541)
> I have been to a festival in Australia (the predecessor to burning man) that is completely volunteer run. It's interesting to be a part of operations and see it work, and fail to some extent, and in meat-space the 'look after each other philosophy' can work when everybody is can watch each other.

I'm curious about that (being an Australian and a Burner).

Which festival? (if you're OK sharing. My email in my profile works if you're OK sharing but not as widely as publishing it here...)

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Re:The Death of Couchsurfing? by h0l0cube on Monday May 18, 2020 @02:02AM (#23218888)
Surely you've heard of ConFest? Still going strong since the 70s. Started by Jim Cairns (the then ex-deputy to the ex-prime minister Gough Whitlam). The name is a portmanteau of 'conference festival'.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ConFest

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Re:The Death of Couchsurfing? by h0l0cube on Monday May 18, 2020 @09:37PM (#23230447)
> I just hadn't ever heard it referred to as "the predecessor to burning man".

But that it is :) It was a direct inspiration for burning man, and also another long running festival in Europe (the name escapes me).

> (And I've never been, Easter is BluesFest time for me...)

Are you talking about the one in Denniliquin that often coincides with ConFest? It's a very short drive away, and I recall bumping into a few curious folks making a detour after BluesFest.

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Re:The Death of Couchsurfing? by bigiain on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @05:44AM (#23233057)
Nah, Bluesfest in Byron Bay...
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Re:The Death of Couchsurfing? by bigiain on Monday May 18, 2020 @09:19PM (#23230325)
Ahhh, right. I just hadn't ever heard it referred to as "the predecessor to burning man".

(And I've never been, Easter is BluesFest time for me...)

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