Reminds me of how every single person you meet here in Austin also mourns the Au...

suzzer99 · 2026-05-05T15:53:03 1777996383

At my first Burning Man in 1998, I met a guy in his 3rd year who told me, "It's changed, man."

Burning Man may have peaked by now. But looking back, most would agree it still had a lot of good years left in it in 1998.

joe_mamba · 2026-05-05T15:46:47 1777996007

Are they wrong though? Are there any metrics people today can look at and see things were indeed better in the past when they weren't around?