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James K.'s avatar

This is a well-written, architecturally attractive piece of journalism (mostly) and a genius observation of a real economy at Burning Man. The Org is going to need to consider the long-range impacts on "the event" if we truly hit recession levels--imagine a Burn with no sparkle!--but we're all still hoping for those policy adjustments that will certainly be coming in the long-winded, tone-deaf, Org blog posts. Sparkle pony soft landing, anyone?

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Micah's avatar

Is… is this real?

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Quinn Larrabee's avatar

It is if you believe in unicorns, Micah

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Micah's avatar

I don’t know if I like this reality, Quinn.

I don’t know if I want to experience the magic

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Quinn Larrabee's avatar

K only lasts like 20 mins. Take a deep breath, think happy thoughts, and you’ll be back in reality.

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David dziekanski's avatar

Some of your best work yet!

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Quinn Larrabee's avatar

Thank you for reading and for kind words :)

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David dziekanski's avatar

Does the tech devaluations and dried up VC capital flow lead to the growth of the resilient dare I say resourceful pony (beyond their own swimwear line)? Or a new class of Transient (unhoused) ponies? Will the transient ponies live in mccarren park when not in Mexico City? Or will there be a surge in pony nuptials seeking longer term contracts (call it 3-5 years instead of 5-15 day contracts?). What would the sparkle toddler e-commerce market look like post a depression driven pony nuptial surge? So many questions

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jansen's avatar

"“It’s a funnel,” explained Tyler Kipperton, who founded a pre-revenue autonomous net-zero generative AI rocket company and achieved partial liquidity through a secondary offering that was completed in early September, 2022 with a family office in Europe and a holding company in China."

"Her phone vibrates. She opens it, raises a finger and types furiously. A full two minutes of silence pass. She lifts her head, rolls her eyes, and smiles briefly with only her mouth. “One of my sponsors,” she says, and makes a masturbatory gesture with her hand. "

"“Our satellites have already picked up light reflecting from the bikini tops that are currently being beta-tested by sparkle ponies in Venice Beach, Las Vegas and Williamsburg,” says Secretary Austin. “Given the increase of UFO activity, we are actively concerned that the light reflected off of sparkle ponies could attract non-Earth entities and spark – er, no pun intended – an interstellar conflict.” "

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Melissa Kwan's avatar

This is a masterpiece.

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Quinn Larrabee's avatar

Thank you for reading and for the kind words!

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À La Claire's avatar

Brilliant.

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Jordan Elizabeth Bishop's avatar

i'm dead 😂 and 100% rethinking my playa wardrobe now

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