Burning Man Has Officially Been Ruined

Black Rock City • Department of Cultural Decline
BUREAU OF
BRC
RUINATION
1986
Department of Cultural Decline
Office of Historical Ruination & Playa Grievances

Burning Man Has Been Ruined

OFFICIALLY OFFICIAL

Burning Man has been ruined again. Please use this form to identify exactly when, how, and by whom this occurred.

Form BRC-86-R Complaint of Alleged Ruination Revision 40
Section I — Cause of Ruination
Select all factors responsible for destroying Burning Man as you understood it.
1986–1990 • The Original Decline
1991–2000 • Desert Decline
2001–2010 • Institutional Collapse
2011–2019 • Techno-Commercial Apocalypse
2020–Present • Terminal Ruination
Section II — Burner Credentials
What year was your first Burn?
How many times have you announced that this will be your last Burn?
Section III — Cultural Assessment
Were people doing Burning Man correctly when you started?
Should new Burners be allowed?
How ruined is Burning Man?
By filing this complaint, complainant acknowledges that Burning Man may have been ruined prior to complainant's arrival. Filing does not guarantee restoration of Burning Man to the precise cultural state it occupied when complainant personally discovered it.
Complaint Accepted

Official Finding

Your assertion that everyone who arrived after you is doing it wrong has been entered into the permanent record.

Your complaint has been forwarded to Larry Harvey's hat.
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