[quote="LeChatNoir"][quote="melo"] Anyway, I wish I'd spent more time making something beautiful than reading this thread. Signing off.[/quote] That's too bad, melo. You could have really dug into the meat of these things here. I was looking forward to hearing what you had to say.[/quote] LeChat: My...

[quote] We just don't want a schism in our cool camping trip. Love that phrase and I hear you. Maybe feeding the spirit of rebellion is the point. That's certainly needed in the world now more than ever. You got rebellion, you get schisms. Anyway, I wish I'd spent more time making something beautifu...

I like talking to people so I'm happy to keep this up. Sorry if I came off as self-righteous--I hate that particular quality, oops. On the other hand, I do believe in what I'm doing. I didn't enter this conversation to try to influence you folks, at least not anymore than you entered it to influence...

This conversation is kind compared to the mountain of criticism Burning Man has gotten for its environmenal cloddishness, mostly from other Burners. BM is trying to clean up its act and share its newfound environmental conscience. To do that, and still keep up its burning ways, requires lots of expe...