“I don’t think black folks like to camp as much as white folks”. - Larry Harvey on why there are so few black people at Burning Man[0]
[0]https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/sep/04/burning-man-...
[0]https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/sep/04/burning-man-...
I attribute it to a first and second generation community - if you already have a community to call your own, you are less likely to search for others. I’m alternative enough to be interested; and don’t identify with that cultural background much.
Often I’m alone in alternative subcultures - gaming, the burn, the poly scene, etc.