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Burning Man - Nobel Winning economist goes to burning man.

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September 06, 2019, 07:43 PM
RNshooter
Burning Man - Nobel Winning economist goes to burning man.
Most of the people that attend year after year skip the "Man Burn" on Saturday night. It's a spectacle at an event that promotes an ethic of "No spectators". Conflicts abound, which is kind of part of the idea.

Regarding "Artists":

What's the saying? "You can paint a thousand pictures. Nobody calls you an artist. Build a thousand buildings. Nobody calls you an architect. But, suck ONE Dick? ...." Wink

Bruce





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