Burn!

I always thought Burning Man sounded like peak American hipster bullshit ever since I first heard of it (Techgnosis by Erik Davis? Can’t remember any more. That book certainly does mention it, I know cos I just checked, but doesn’t actually say much about it, so I must have learned the details somewhere else), especially in more recent years as the big money started getting involved…

…and because I’m a bad person, I’m kind of greatly enjoying the way this year’s event has become a weather disaster. I mean, I don’t like the news that one person has apparently died because I’m not that much of a dick, but I feel there’s always been something smug at the core of Burning Man and I’m not feeling too sorry for the victims of the weather (nor am I the only one, evidently; there was apparently a rumour that Oolong was among them but alas that seems to have been wishful thinking on somebody’s part)…

Still, at least they did have this delightful rainbow to inspire them in the midst of the shitty situation.