13. "Don't act brand new. '80s babies were doing the same shit..." In response to Reply # 4
...that people are singling out millenials for doing now. Only thing that has changed is the technology. The moral of the story is that every generation is wack and has been "ruining" Burning Man in pretty similar ways.
>...that people are singling out millenials for doing now. >Only thing that has changed is the technology. The moral of >the story is that every generation is wack and has been >"ruining" Burning Man in pretty similar ways.
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
23. "Dudes been tryna throw themselves in the fire since forever tho" In response to Reply # 0
-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.
27. "ive been twice in recent years. it's dope as fuck. " In response to Reply # 0 Mon Sep-04-17 06:13 PM by rawsouthpaw
especially with the right camp. in my case an artist-activist camp, and a filipino culture camp that i helped launch that featured epic pop-up dinners and a filipina rapper spitting fire decolonization raps over traditional percussion haha... the art installations and accompanying atmosphere can be unreal, and the poc that make it out there are pretty awesome...
you might think its a place to just stunt for instagram but you can fucking die out there from the extreme conditions. there's no half-assing it. and you can bring shower rigs and there are shower opportunities however rare. it's camping in extreme conditions for 5 - 9 days.
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79574 posts
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51. "shit is dope.. why the fuck wouldn't you post photos of the experience? " In response to Reply # 44 Thu Sep-07-17 07:54 AM by legsdiamond
these old niggas sitting at home mad cause people are putting photos on social media? lmao...
and I get it cause I'm old but the only reason I really use FB is to post photos. It ain't stunting, just sharing life experiences with fam and friends.
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
56. "RE: shit is dope.. why the fuck wouldn't you post photos of the experien..." In response to Reply # 51
>these old niggas sitting at home mad cause people are putting >photos on social media? lmao... > >and I get it cause I'm old but the only reason I really use FB >is to post photos. It ain't stunting, just sharing life >experiences with fam and friends. > >
lol. i'm definitely guilty of the old man rant. i'm talking about folks who wouldn't otherwise go places w/out da cameras on 24/7.
was talking to a friend of a friend at happy hour. turns out the chick's a huge homophobe. next day she's FB livestreaming from the gay pride parade.
filipino colleague/buddy of mine had been going for 15+ years (he took this year off after wifey threatened divorce if he'd gone lol), and was slowly building a brigade of black/POC burners.
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
30. "the image sequence british media published is haunting" In response to Reply # 28
he's sprinting being chased then is completely engulfed...horrific. one of my friends was there and saw a portion of what happened, as did many thousands. rip.
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39. "these people are bat shit crazy and think it's some type of rebirth" In response to Reply # 35
they literally have people surrounding it to stop people from running in... he just slipped past security.
I say let them burn if they want to burn
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
37. "tons of festivals exist" In response to Reply # 33 Wed Sep-06-17 01:46 PM by double negative
i used to know people who even back in 2003 were down on burning man and were really about the big ones like rainbow gatherings
edit: there is a thing that happens in south africa called Afrikaburn....not sure if its inclusive or, you know, weird about brown ppl - I have no idea how shit works in SA
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
42. "RE: Burningman. One more thing fucking Millenials ruined." In response to Reply # 0
Reflections of a Seasoned Burner
Playa OG Jonathan Flaxman thinks the BRC festivities were much better back in 1992. While he still attends every year, he admits that it’s becoming harder to find the magic that initially drew him in.
“Gnarf vroomph vargh clippy clop! Bizarlsh nerph huzzay!” Waxed the 49-year-old Hewlett-Packard executive. When asked to clarify his statements, Flaxman excitedly pointed to the nearest EDM stage and asked BMHW to join in a tantric flagging ceremony.
If you just scroll down that article there's graphs showing the sharp decline in social activity after the smartphone came out. They don't want to drive. They dont' want to go out. They don't want to date. They don't want to start a band or dj team or skateboard team or graffiti team or party-promotion companies or a dance squad or whatever. It should be the most carefree, best days of their life where they're free to do all that type of shit.
Sadly I see this with my teens. I offered them an old amp I had kicking around and some old speakers. They didn't care. I hooked it all up cause they run our basement and I don't think they've used the speakers once. On a typical Friday night they might have 4 or 5 friends over. Everyone wears earbuds while they play with their individual devices in proxity of each other. There's no collective or group experience. It's so INWARD.
And they FREAK THE FUCK OUT when their gadgets or phones go down or are taken away or stop working. It's disturbing to be honest. It's like taking away their LIFE. I've turned off the internet a couple times because they were fucking up...the severity of their response scares the shit outta me.
46. ""They" do all of these things:" In response to Reply # 45
"They don't want to drive. They dont' want to go out. They don't want to date. They don't want to start a band or dj team or skateboard team or graffiti team or party-promotion companies or a dance squad or whatever."
You talking about millenials, this article seems to be about todays teens. I'm 28 and the first iphone didn't drop until I was out of high school. I'm glad I wasn't a teen in the smartphone era, my cheap ass parents would have had me lookin dusted and disgusted out chea.
------------------------------- If life is stupendous one cannot also demand that it should be easy. - Robert Musil
Is my definition of millenial wrong? I thought it was used for anyone born after jan 1 2000. Why would you include yourself at 28? Also...I figured you were alot older than that. Kudos.
In anycase...the study contained in the article pretty convincingly asserts they DON'T do those things and it certainly corresponds with my personal observations.
66. "millennials usually refers to mid-80s to late 90s births" In response to Reply # 47
basically people who became "adults" in the first 10-15 years of the new millenium, though there's obvisouly variations in the cutoff depending on who you're talking to
i don't think it's usually used in the way you described it
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79574 posts
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50. "right? Shit seems mad dusty. " In response to Reply # 49
and I bet most people in here have no desire to be at that shit.
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
63. "for it's just the expense + logistics" In response to Reply # 49
i know a white girl that wants to go and i got a breh that has been twice. if i want to make something happen it happens but if i don't plan things out i usually end up missing it.
i'd be down to go next year
------------------------------- If life is stupendous one cannot also demand that it should be easy. - Robert Musil
53. "Cool article about the black people who go there" In response to Reply # 0
Most of it was positive (seems split between activists, artists, and general fun vacationers). This part kinda fucked with me tho:
Burning Man is a space where race still exists. It doesn’t disappear, but it’s a magic place. It doesn’t solve everything, but it helps you go through it. I had a night where I was dancing, and I was feeling beautiful and strong, and then I tried to to find a friend in their camp at a party, and a man came up to me and asked, “Are you with this camp? Security is here.” And I felt sad and dark and deflated. He used the word “security”, he said I wasn’t supposed to be there. I had triggered someone’s fear again. That could have broken me. But part of being here is being able to develop your own strength, to look at a person and say, “You are talking from your fear.” I went back to dancing, and I felt beautiful again.
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79574 posts
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54. "one dude said he didn't come back til he had dreads again" In response to Reply # 53
that's crazy but I totally get it.
when I had dreads white folks would give me weed at parties just cause I had dreads.
I cut them off and it was like "hide the womenz and the kids"
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
57. "i seriously started to become militant as fuck towards the end" In response to Reply # 54 Thu Sep-07-17 01:07 PM by double negative
when i lived in the bay people would.....
assume I lived in oakland
assumed I sold weed
assumed i smoked weed
assumed I was an easy going veg hippie type when I was in fact more of a meat eating angsty sort of person
hippie white ladies would throw it at me...constantly...I hated that shit because they would always try to check me on some "why arent you more easy going? don't you want to go to the forrest and plaaaaaaaaaay?!"
edit: 11 years I had them. crazy when I think about it. since my whole look has changed
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79574 posts
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61. "yeah, I had mine for about 12 years. Crazy perks" In response to Reply # 57
but also some disrespectful shit.
women touching my hair without asking
getting approached for weed all the time.
hearing white people speak that fake ass ya mahn while walking past me in bars.
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
55. "That was nice to read." In response to Reply # 53
Main reason I haven't gone: extreme camping in extreme heat. But everything else about it is right. Though every year I feel this need to put myself in that extreme to learn something about myself and the world. That's why I've been drawn to cruising - which is similar except it's at the other end of the spectrum. But it removes me from my world and gives me a chance to isolate and pick myself apart to see what's in there. It's an escape. But without the art and only a smidgeon of the drugs. I'm going to do BM at some point. I already know. Lol. I've known since I heard of it.
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