As thousands of people remain unable to leave the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert after heavy rains inundated their campsites with ankle-deep mud Saturday, authorities say they are investigating a death at the event.

Attendees were told to shelter in place in the Black Rock Desert and conserve food, water and fuel after a rainstorm swamped the area, forcing officials to halt any entering or leaving of the festival.

The remote area in northwest Nevada was hit with 2 to 3 months worth of rain – up to 0.8 inches – in just 24 hours between Friday and Saturday mornings. The heavy rainfall fell on dry desert grounds, whipping up thick, clay-like mud that festivalgoers say is too difficult to walk or bike through.

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    Most people at Burning Man aren’t rich. I hung out with a bunch of people who go regularly last night and I imagine less than half even own their own property.

    So yeah, you sound pretty callous tbh

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      That’s because the people saying this shit think a 100k salary makes you rich.

      These people are so broke that any amount of money to them is “rich”.

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        1 year ago

        The cost of living here isn’t very high. The people I mentioned in my comment as not owning property probably make less than 50k.

        A lot of them camp together to split set up costs, gas, etc. So, they make it work, and I know a lot of them make sacrifices to make it work (living in a shitty apartment the other 51 weeks a year so they can afford the lifestyle for example).

        It’s not for me, personally. A fun crowd. Like carnies on LSD. But chronic pain and a history of interpersonal trauma make the desert sound like a really horrible time. Plus I’m poor poor (like on disability poor).

        I do enjoy the regionals though when I feel up for them.

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        These people are so broke that any amount of money to them is “rich”.

        right, but it’s the reply you’re talking about was the callous one… smfh (/s to be clear - you are the callous one, a classist ass literally making fun of people who are struggling to survive, like wtf)