Is Burning Man brat?

A Venn diagram analysis

Now that Burning Man tickets are being sold for free in Facebook knitting groups in Nebraska because hardcore burners are “taking a year off” because everyone else seems to also be taking a year off, many people who have embraced brat as a fleeting trend-based identity and have balked at the cost required to attend Burning Man are wondering if the festival experience could now be a useful addition to their brat image.

You are now trying to figure out if dressing like a homeless cyborg pirate and living in a yurt or a tech bro’s RV in the desert for 8 days, making new friends in the “orgy dome,” and being spoon fed caviar and ket by someone called Glittabug or Doctor Bad Ideas is a fitting end to your brat summer. 

Use this Venn diagram to decide if you should buy your grandma’s Burning Man ticket from her for like $3 and a pack of Marlboro Reds: