BORN TO BURN

 

One of the central tenets of Burner culture is giving, with no expectation of reciprocity. Burners gift, barter, and parlay, whether with swag or with words or with vibes, always striving to learn how to do so better next time. The essential imperative that drives our little pop-up city is an aspiration to be part of something greater than the sum of its parts. This requires sacrifice, and more importantly surrender. Ego-driven narratives of entitlement are the antithesis of this. We gift and exchange freely to ensure the purity of our interactions. To prove that we are not just another manifestation of capitalism (even though we are, even if as counterpoint).  With Renegade, I suggest that for the first time we have seen a marked differentiation between Burning Man i.e. The Org, and Black Rock City. We’ve seen this difference now because 20,000 of us decided that if we wanted to go out to the desert, set up shop, and get weird, regardless of whether we have ‘permission,’ we would do s