­Burning Man is an annual festival that began in 1986. Tens of thousands of people gather at the 'Playa' in Nevada's Black Rock Desert to create a temporary wooden city dedicated to community, art, self-expression and self-reliance.

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[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I can assure you that Burning Man is NOT for the upper classes. There are poor people there (stinky hippies), but not nearly as many poor folks as are in "normal" society. Of course there are those who range from poor to millionaires and even celebrities - but they are FAAAR from the norm. On average I'd say attendees are middle class and upper middle class.

Burning Man is ONLY for those who make the effort to go waaaaay out of their way to an extreme environment for some extreme fun.

Many people can't handle nature nor the dust, hot, and cold of the desert and never return. They're the ones with a bad attitude.

The anti-corporate policy was NOT started by some upper classes. The event originated as a anarcho-hippie beach burn.