Re:Burning Man Death Rates – A Short Lesson in Statistics
by alexgoodhart on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @02:43PM
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It could certainly illustrate the group mentalities fostered there
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Re:Burning Man Death Rates – A Short Lesson in Statistics
by watwut on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @03:56PM
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It is a 60000 people festival where OP came with friends he knows for years (by own words).
It says something about OP and his friends, but it is unclear who was actually in the wrong. We have no idea whether the "other" people were in the wrong or someone actually crossed lines and "others" reacted reasonably. Because people who, for example, abuse or mistreat others see themselves as victims when it is not enabled.
But, what is sure is that if your friends turn on you during short crowded festival, the issue is in your group dynamic. And way OP uses language suggest the kind of personality that will blame strategically rather then fairly
Re:Burning Man Death Rates – A Short Lesson in Statistics
by throwaway27448 on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @03:03PM
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From everything i've seen it seems to have the opposite tone and ethos as biblical sodom & gomorrah—it's oriented around welcoming strangers and not abusing them. Even being kicked out would be preferable.