Perfect description. This exactly.Ataraxist wrote:As a virgin, I like this idea. I have been a part of the rave community since '06 and I got to watch the death of that community first hand, HELL I was part of the cause of death. I witnessed a radically inclusive group of strangers take me in so readily that I was stunned! I in turn turned around, shared it with everyone I could and formed my own rave family, I found utopia on earth one night at a time.
Lo and Behold, my efforts brought forth more and more spawnlings of ravers who knew less and less of the core message eventually drowning out the underground with massives, and massives with festivals.
So now, my first year of burning man, (searching for my lost rave utopia) i am witnessing the EXACT thing i was so bitter about loosing in the first place.
Your idea seems to make sense, I hope the bmorg takes note.
BALANCE is key!
1. A first-come, first-served open sale to VETERANS to allow for planning
2. A lottery sale to VIRGINS to bring in new blood while deterring scalping
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS! Healthy growth!
A new post on burning blog agrees with my sentiment and I believe this would be a great solution. http://blog.burningman.com/2012/02/news ... ther-nine/
Taken from the blog post: "If new Burners are the lifeblood, the existing community of collaborators, projects, and creativity is the corpus of Burning Man."