I know quite a few people who went or were going this year. It's pretty expensive to go. There's the event ticket, but most people also need a plane ticket, as well as special provisions for food and lodging. It can easily be a $2000-$3000 trip. It seems a little hypocritical to have an event that seems to want to have some kind of a hippie/grassroots appeal, yet is so inaccessible to most people.

I'm sure it's an awesome wild party, but now, there are people going there and spending $45K on accomodations, I heard. Building temporary houses with AC and such. Gentrification of the desert?