A Brief History of Who Ruined Burning Man
Two semi-random thoughts that struck me when reading this:First, this Douglas Adams quote:I've come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions to technologies:- Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works.- Anything that's invented between when you’re fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it.- Anything invented after you're thirty-five is against the natural order of things.The second was this very insightful article on the dynamics of the evolution of sub-cultures: https://meaningness.com/metablog/geeks-mops-sociopathsFor the record, I've never been to Burning Man, nor seriously tempted to change that.