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Is the Vandalism of White Ocean Camp the Latest Sign of How Much Burning Man Has Changed?

White Ocean camp at Burning Man

White Ocean camp at Burning Man

Burning Man has always been a gathering that promotes art and community through an emphasis of 10 main principles, including “radical” inclusion, self-reliance and self-expression, as well as community cooperation, civic responsibility, gifting, decommodification, participation, immediacy and leaving no trace.

Yet, over the recent years evidence has arisen proving that luxury, exclusion, limited participation and “VIP behavior” have begun to seep in and find a firm hold at the annual event.

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