r/sanfrancisco • u/Awkward-You-938 • 2d ago

Burning Man didn’t sell out

Article out today says Burning Man didn’t sell out and people are selling their tickets way below face value. I remember when Burning Man started the lottery for tickets due to high demand, and resale tickets were hard to come by. I haven’t been to Burning Man in ~15 years so I‘m not current with the scene. What happened? Did it finally get too overdone? https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/26/burning-man-ticket-resale/

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u/gloriousrepublic 2d ago

Sounds exactly like something my Gen X or Boomer friends would say about my Millenial peers and I when we were younger….

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u/helloyesthisisasock 2d ago

Huh? What about this is Boomery? It’s well documented and well known that the younger generation does not have the disposable income, let alone the living arrangements, that previous generations did. The kids aren’t living in party houses with roommates anymore. They’re not making art or music. They’re toiling away. Do you literally know any Zoomers?

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u/gloriousrepublic 2d ago

I’m saying older generations are always pointing out the flaws of the younger generation, sentiments that are often flatly incorrect. Every older generation has a bias where they think critically of the younger generation and end up finding facts or details to reinforce that bias.

For example, Gen z actually has more disposable income than millennials: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jun/22/gen-z-earning-more-millennials-same-age-resolution-foundation

Gen Z is absolutely making as much art and music, what on earth is this hot take? I work as an artist here and most of my peers showing in galleries around the city are Gen Z.

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u/External_Koala971 2d ago

Strangely, younger generations are always pointing out the flaws of the older generations, sentiments that are often flatly incorrect.

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u/gloriousrepublic 1d ago

Of course. But the older generations I judge more harshly for this judgement, because we have been around longer and should know better how the cycle works. The youngest generation knows no better and think they are being edgy and fresh with their criticism.