FLOP No. 10- Burning Man vs. Mother Nature (2023 & 2025)

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The Promise: A radically self-reliant utopia in the Nevada desert—art, community, survival, and reinvention. Burning Man has long positioned itself as the ultimate experiment in culture, resilience, and mythmaking.

What Happened: In 2023, the skies opened and the playa turned into cement. Torrential rains stranded tens of th…

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