* google doesn't have offices in las vegas

* celebrates its origins. isn't afraid of its own history.

* athoritarian personality types don't run around pretending to be anarchists

* you are never 'vibed' or talked down to by those who produce and maintain the spectical of the city. this is because those people are paid for the jobs they do, and take pride in their work (mostly). at burningman, the primary return for the time & labor of the volunteers is inclusion into an excl...

* 'bigger is better' fits within the overall context of the extravagance of the city. bigger and bigger structures/art at burningman are simply dwarfed by the vast desert, and have no real context. the only purpose of the massive structures/art at burningman is to make the specators feel small by co...

* no mandatory vehicle inspection at the city limits. thus, your top shelf booze won't be stolen by the 'gatekeepers' while the princess with the clipboard distracts you and leads you back to the cab of your rig. [WTTW: never let anyone from the gate crew inspect your rig while you're not watching t...

* where those who fight for your first amendment rights come to hang out. at burningman your mileage will vary along with the other pussies.

[on an aside: the elevator at the venetian opened up this morning to reveal a red-haired gentleman in a wheel chair with his servant. it was mister larry flynt and his bodyguard, alone. the bodyguard asked me to take the next elevator down. i'm not usually star-stuck, but when you meet your primary ...

* while you're desperately trying to find the toilet, no one will ever accost you and finish the one-sided conversation with, "what happens at burning man, stays at burning man".

* ethnic diversity

* no yupster-spiritual types trying to exclude you from their sacred spaces and rituals involving a bunch of rocks and that elephant with arms thing

* when laborers are injured on the job, they receive workers' compensation

* law enforcers keep a low profile and are there to protect the participants, not milk them. if someone interferes with a participant, they're removed out the side door (which is why no one interferes the participants).

* like at burningman, it's best to know where to stick your willy. as you would never have sex with playa circus folk, in vegas you would never call a lady from a card handed to you on the street. the wise go to the center bar at the hard rock, or the little bar to the left of the lobby at caesars. ...

* at least you know where your money is going

* the presence of children having a good time while you're struggleing to survive doesn't make you feel less hard-core, so later you don't discuss banning them from the city.

* no power-tripping BRC rangers with the deep seated desire to be garden variety cops

* the women don't walk around with goddess complexes * the art is better * did not become exploitive; was always exploitive * lots of water, and plenty of ice * cocaine is easier to score (ask your taxi driver) * workers are paid a living wage for their labor * no borg going out of its way to make y...