It’s actually not just a “big party in the desert”, there are workshops, skills building and all manner of leaning going on there. And there’s something to be said for experiencing a touch of liberation too.
Something tangible and good? Sure, the fact that real communities are forming back in the “real world”… communities that have a basis of trust, creativity and intelligence… and longevity. That may not be tangible to you, but it certainly is to me. We’re taking care of each other’s kids, we’re forming tight-knit support for each other. `
Kurt Vonnegut once said “What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.”
There is no doubt at all that stable, persistent communities are being formed out of the connections at Burningman. (To say nothing of lots more art than shows up on the playa.)
