
#197 - Burning Man Makes Me Nervous
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you played sports as a kid, you probably remember that swirling stomach sensation just before the start of game called “the butterflies”. This swarm of jitters fluttered through your abdomen inducing slight nausea, perpetuated by the potential of embarrassment, or incurring a painful injury.<br /> <br /></span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">This is the reaction of nervous impulses brought about by disregarding the instinct to protect yourself from harm. And with Burning Man, it’s not necessarily that you’re afraid of getting hurt, but becoming mentally altered. Because we all know that person that went one toke over the line and never came back.<br /> <br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">You can also call it “party anxiety”. <br /> <br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yes, I know Burning Man is amazeballs. We’ve heard all the stories and seen the bizarre footage. But like anything that alters the foundation of your reality, you’ve got to experience it in person. Because we’ve seen the Mad Max movies, but watching the weirdness unfold from the recliner is way different than riding shotgun on Fluffy the Floating Cloud semi flatbed past a 35-foot-tall animatronic hand hoisting the middle finger. On a full dose of some crackin’ molly. <br /> <br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Returning to your desk job Monday morning has got to be a bitch. <br /> <br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">And I understand that this is a society for people who desperately need to swap the suit and tie claustrophobia with their Icarus outfit. It’s their one week out of the year where fantasy kicks boredom in the teeth--the post-apocalyptic adventure tailor made for their desperately desired double life. <br /> <br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s the closest thing we’ve got to Westworld. <br /> <br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">So, I’m down, but it makes me nervous. Especially since you’ll get a misdemeanor if you’re caught using Cannabis. <br /
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#197 - Burning Man Makes Me Nervous
Olakira