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Re: No way in or out of Burning Man after storm

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Post by philwelch » Sun, Sep 03, 2023, 12:56 PM UTC

wingworks wrote: post #159

p1mrx wrote: post #90

Those climate protesters who tried to blockade the entrance are probably laughing now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8fDM60MS84 (Though it seems unlikely that a particular rainstorm could be attributed to climate change.)

I watched the vid, idk how I feel now. The protestors appear to have been illegally protesting. I really know nothing about it apart from what was in the vid. Having said that, the/some people going to Burning Man, didn't seem like very nice people either. I get that blocking the road isn't cool at the best of times, but feel this could've been handled better. I'm not from the US, so had no clue who Rangers are (are…

Those aren’t BLM rangers; they’re the law enforcement of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe.

Re: No way in or out of Burning Man after storm

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Post by philwelch » Sun, Sep 03, 2023, 12:57 PM UTC

zerbinxx wrote: post #166

wingworks wrote: post #159

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I watched the vid, idk how I feel now. The protestors appear to have been illegally protesting. I really know nothing about it apart from what was in the vid. Having said that, the/some people going to Burning Man, didn't seem like very nice people either. I get that blocking the road isn't cool at the best of times, but feel this could've been handled better. I'm not from the US, so had no clue who Rangers are (are…

Rangers are basically “the cops” of BLM land, so if there’s an issue they’re the ones who will show up. In general these guys do the best with what they’ve got and they probably hate BM and all the hassle it brings. A normal weekend in rural Nevada requires maybe a call about a rancher’s lost livestock or a normal patrol route. These guys are certainly ill equipped to handle 70k outsiders showing up for a week, and p…

The rangers in the video are actually a tribal police department.

Re: No way in or out of Burning Man after storm

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Post by ethanbond » Sun, Sep 03, 2023, 2:21 PM UTC

stickfigure wrote: post #172

llamaimperative wrote: post #154

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80% of the time when someone says an event peaked it’s because they’ve aged out of the event or the event evolved in a way that wasn’t to their liking. You should totally go if you get a chance, but to be clear Burning Man is not a music festival a la Glasto. It’s much more of an art festival than anything else, and it’s really spectacular. Also just ignore the lore around anti-capitalism, eco friendly yada yada. It’…

It is possible to have the opinion that burning man is great and also that it has hit the upper bound of popularity. This year was different - it was super easy to get tickets, often at steep discount. I don't see why next year will be different, especially with horror stories getting off the playa this year. This is a good thing! If you want to go, now you can.

That’s usually not what people mean when they say an event peaked. The “peak” is always well below the highest-attendance, because it clearly was already uncool when attendance hit its max.

Re: No way in or out of Burning Man after storm

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Post by lancesells » Sun, Sep 03, 2023, 2:30 PM UTC

eastbound wrote: post #138

pcdoodle wrote: post #102

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We're going to run out of water! How? Because of all the rain!

In France, media told us underground water reserves were overflowing after hyping drought for 6 months (tip: if you don’t cherry-pick the stats, there is no more drought than every year). So they argued that drought causes the overflowing of phreatic reserves . Later during the summer we had heavy rains. Now everyone jokes that we have heavy rains due to drought. Seriously I hope the media will stop preaching in one…

I believe drought causes flooding or overflow because the land dries up and doesn't absorb the water.

Re: No way in or out of Burning Man after storm

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Post by rasz » Sun, Sep 03, 2023, 3:16 PM UTC

p1mrx wrote: post #90

Those climate protesters who tried to blockade the entrance are probably laughing now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8fDM60MS84 (Though it seems unlikely that a particular rainstorm could be attributed to climate change.)

Huge traffic jam full of Trucks that never ever drove off the road. Only few truck drivers deciding supremely risky move of driving on flat grassy shoulder.