Talk:Burning Man

Burning Man 1995

• Burning Man 1995

Wickerman

I could have sworn I posted this already. In the Spring of 1989, the English 1A professor at City College of San Francisco assigned the film The Wickerman for the final paper. I did not know that the actor had actually died in the film. I often have responses to films as if they were reality. To me there was no difference than if special effects had been used. Not owning a television or vcr, I viewed the film at a computer programming classmate's apartment, where I also programmed a short assignment on his Apple or Mac.

Even if the people attributed for having started Burning Man, outside of a high school education, had not seen the movie directly, the mid-late 1980s development of Burning Man coincided with the English Professor's tenure at a public college in the same city. Given that San Francisco is not the largest city, it is possible of a good number of students, others and herself during her tenure to have had knowledge of the movie which could have been imparted to others through a plethora of levels and methods, such as the viewing of the movie as someone else's apartment or even the early world wide web.

Preclusion of the introduction of influence from the movie on the development of the event, regardless of subtlety or origin, cannot be established, definitively. I feel confident in typing that, if what I typed reads correctly. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:2000:EFC0:105:612C:FBF9:AA0A:955E (talk) 05:36, 29 December 2018 (UTC) I read there is a new ban on animals. Bringing his dog was one draw from the one individual that ever told me he attended the event and a reason I would raise an eyebrow. I would wonder if all of the bans came about as a result of incidents requiring the new regulations.

Like most social events stemming from SF, including raves, this one has also never appealed to me. There also seems to be an element in the name of the event or other than almost screams an unofficial ban of me.

I have seen the depictions. I guess I became concerned that despite the origin or inspiration, what correlations might exist in others' minds in conjugation could not be prevented. And, on some level, to me that has been a major warning sign that problems could transpire.

When ravers were starting to get into ambient trance scenes, the "trance" was a warning to steer clear. Sure, self-expression can be good. However, I drove through the town Lynn, MA. When everyone all of the sudden goes from feeling oppressed to expressing their individuality at the same time, the result of the extreme reaction can be as negative on a level as the environment that let to the extreme reaction.

People often want change and want it right now. However, change and heeling take time and often dramatic changes can have dire consequences. I drove through a town that seemed to still not have recovered from riots nearly 60 years earlier.

For people promoting no rules to implement rules would suggest there were some serious enough events that those people would enforce bans and regulations contradicting the very underlying declaration of purpose.

They drove me away a long time ago with their new laws and ill treatment of me. Given what I had witnessed, heard and suspected all of which typically would not be as bad as reality, I am not more unhappy for my inability to experience whatever they are promoting, because I would probably just be sitting on the sidelines trying to figure out why I was there in the first place and why the people were doing the things they were doing because to me it never looked like anyone was actually having fun or truly enjoying themselves. Again, initially, I was somewhat older than people in the same situation and have goals that I concerned necessary to accomplish and were my top priority.

I didn't mean to make this personal. But, if they are going out of their way to not appear to be associated with something and it is clear that is what some my think, then it would seem the time to revisit the idea. If something indicates that down the line things may go terribly awry based on the name alone, given what I have experienced in life, I would by all means break to think if I was the person leading the charge.

I could never figure out why some of these young people were looking in the directions they were and going to specific events in that youthful attempt and age old experience of "finding themselves". However, if one is so busy finding themselves, they will find themselves without the experience and education they need to not find themselves in a world where opportunities have narrowed a upper bound of none.

I literally felt necessary to get away from all social activities from the young adults in order to complete my first Bachelor's. I so no other way I could complete my degree other than literally lock myself away. However, once that door has closed, it clamps down tight around one. When the result of failure has been left with the threat of death as the alternative, one many chose or not chose to complete the necessary work and task at hand.

Also, that image from 2004 looks like a woman on fire, not a man. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:2000:EFC0:105:612C:FBF9:AA0A:955E (talk) 06:46, 29 December 2018 (UTC)

This is not a discussion page on a blog. What does the extended rant above have to do with this article, other than to note a possible influence of the 1973 movie on the burning man event (which others have also pointed out)?

74.95.43.253 (talk) 03:07, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

Here's a video from Burning man 2000 that could be migrated to commons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPuEK1vKGbM Victor Grigas (talk) 14:34, 13 July 2021 (UTC)

2021 Rogue Burning Man / Plan B

It seems like this year's event in the desert was noteworthy. In most aspects it replaced the official ticketed event, and some sources are describing it as a return to the early days of Burning Man.

Any thoughts and where should this be included on the page?

-- Bob drobbs (talk) 20:55, 8 September 2021 (UTC)

I made some significant additions. -- Bob drobbs (talk) 20:31, 9 September 2021 (UTC)

References

Temple Guardians Section

The entire section only has a single reference and that's their own website.

Does anyone have any other references or other reasons why this sub-section is notable?

If not, any objections if I just delete it?

-- Bob drobbs (talk) 18:41, 9 September 2021 (UTC)