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Damn, that is some really dark stuff!! You can see from Juscelino K's video how he painted everything as rainbows and butterflies but the reality looks very different, he workers are basically slaves. All brazilians hate Brasilia, the whole place was not designed for people and its hot and dry af, so much of the city feels completely disconnected from human scale urban planning, shame on Oscar Niemeyer and Lucio Costa for participating in the circus. I graduated in architecture and urbanism and never liked Niemeyers work anyways. Thank you for sharing all this information, I'm Brazilian, and my whole family back in Brazil is out in the streets cheering for Bolsonaro. I only started studying Brazilian politics more seriously after moving to the US and the deeper I dig, the uglier it gets. It's honestly disturbing how much suffering gets overlooked. I would be curious to hear your inputs on where Brazil is at in SD, I know Bolsonaro has definitely some strong red/blue/orange and Lula some Green. My great grandma was indigenous so Im totally emotionally involved which stops me from seeing the big picture with clear eyes, hence one of the things that concerns me the most is what happened to indigenous communities during Jair Bolsonaro's presidency. Illegal gold mining expanded to protected areas, destroying the forest and contaminating the rivers with mercury, exposing whole indigenous communitues to violence, diseases, hunger Back in the last Bolsonaros presidency more than 500 yanomami kids died from malnourishment and malaria. There were horrifying photos of severely starved kids (literally vomiting germs, just skin and bones), lots of armed miners attacking indigenous villages and even this event where indigenous kids were swallowed by some heavy machinery that were doing illegal mining, its trully heartbreaking. Bolsonaros administration weakened environmental protection and increased mining on indigenous areas. Amazon deforestation increased sooo much during his presidency too. Under Lula there have been some changes, he created the ministry of indigenous peoples, environmental enforcement and created operations against illegal mining, amazon deforestation has fallen a lot, but honestly don't want to romanticize Lula, the guy was in prison lol Indigenous people are still being murdered, illegal mining didnt disappear and land conflicts are still a big problem, there is an enormous amount of work to be done.. What really frustrates me is seeing how politics becomes almost like a soccer rivalry, where people blindly defend their preferred party instead of examining the consequences of their policies. My own family is caught in that polarization which makes the whole situation even more personal, I have a clear boundary with my parents and we don't really discuss politics. I'm also concerned about Bolsonaros alliance with Trump and what this relationship could mean for Brazils environmental policies, not expecting anything good!

@Leo Gura any updates Leo?

@LordFall there is no service, it’s in the middle of the desert with not much around. Some people have starlink tho, it’s increasing every year but I prefer to totally disconnect.

@Lyubov Yes, the internet definitely changed it. There are a lot more people with phones, filming and taking pictures than there used to be, the famous sparkly ponies (women who go there just to take pics). But it's also thanks to the internet that burning man has been able to grow, organize itself, and reach so many people, really two sides of the same coin. My first burn was in 2022, and I can already see the difference, but in my opinion it doesn't take away the magic, though, burning man feels like a little bubble of another reality. Even the road that takes you to black rock city in the middle of the desert is strange dark, empty, almost like you're entering through a portal to other reality, it always reminds me of Michael Crichtons Westworld and Jurassic Park, where you buy a ticket to step into a completely different reality. BM has that same feeling for me.. you cross the gate and suddenly the normal rules of everyday life no longer apply. And just like in everyday life, at BM you get back what you put out. If you're open, curious, and willing to participate, the playa seems to respond in kind. It's a beautiful place to play with the energetics of reality and see what emerges. I had a huge breakthrough during my first burn, there are so many takers there and to be honest I was being one of them in my first burn, someone was kind to me in a moment of struggle when really they could've been doing something else with their time there, and that took me on a ride, I spent one hour crying with overwhelming gratitude for all the people who dedicate so much time, energy and effort to making something this extraordinary happen in the middle of nowhere. So yes all the newcomers that are takers eventually will become givers too, I like to be optimistic.

@Basman I've never had sex there and have never seen anyone having, but yes Im sure it happens a lot, just not what I focus on.

@LordFall Yes! One of my favorite parts is being without my phone for a whole week. BM is basically a giant playground for adults, there are kids there too, but it's one of the few places where adults can truly reconnect with their inner child. There are trampolines, giant art structures to climb, incredible music, hilarious people everywhere, and you can randomly hop onto an art car and end up on some crazy adventure with complete strangers.. I struggle with FOMO because there's always something amazing happening somewhere else so it's hard for me to relax. I'm glad your friend was eventually able to settle into the experience. Burning man feels a lot like a psychedelic trip, even if you're completely sober, it brings up the feeling of wonder, unpredictability, and openness just like psychedelic experiences.

@PsychedelicEagle Wow, that looks really cool. I went to a festival in 2017 called Oregon Eclipse, built around the total solar eclipse. It was one of the strangest and most unforgettable experiences. In one moment the sun was shining and then suddenly the eclipse brought this eerie darkness and cold, the temperature dropped significantly, thousands of people started howling at the sky, it felt super primal, eclipses are powerful.

@Leo Gura I wanted to comment on the dust, it's actually just very dry, which I personally love because you don't really sweat. Since you're already used to the dryness in Vegas I think you'd be totally fine. I have severe allergies in California, yet somehow I've never gotten sick at Burning Man, even though I'm pushing my body to the extreme every year. The dust was one of my biggest worries before my first burn, but it ended up being much less of an issue than I expected. I really hope you go one day and experience the magic for yourself, there is nothing quite like getting completely lost in a whiteout dust storm. It sounds miserable on paper, but in the moment it feels surreal and humbling.

@Yimpa I just finished watching, I wish they spoke more about the principles of burning man, but overall it was a good documentary. I love the energy there so much, its like a vortex of raw chaotic matter, my first burn I did LSD, some K and Hash and right when the man was burning I saw those entities, it was like black tornados with pure chaotic energy full of possibilities, just going around rubbing its energy in all people, in order to be spread out in the real world, it's really pure magic that a temporary city functions so well with no money in such an extreme environment. The community there is unreal, and the art is out of this world, you ride your bike at night and it feels like you are in a dream, because the dust goes up and its all foggy, all art cars are lit up. Everyone must go once.

This will be my third burn, my plans changed and I'm most likely going solo this year. Is anyone from the Actualized community going? It would be great to meet up on the playa!

So is this the "alpha male" men are trying to copy?

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@Natasha Tori Maru wow he has fillers on his lips 😵

@Natasha Tori Maru thank you! Loved reading your input ☺️

He talks openly about having sex with his partner, super weird. Look at this post on X The comments!! Lol